The most common position for a baby to be in during labor is called the vertex, or head down position. A transverse baby is shoulder or back down, lying sideways across the abdomen. Transverse lie occurs in only 1 out of 2,500 births.
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A shoulder presentation refers to a malpresentation at childbirth where the baby is in a transverse lie (its vertebral column is perpendicular to that of the mother), thus the leading part (the part...
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Transverse lie, fetal position that requires a cesarean when found in labor ... What’s the problem with a transverse lie? ... When is transverse lie a problem?
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Article about the transverse lie baby. Transverse lies occur more often with preterm pregnancy because the baby turns to the proper position after 32 weeks. ... Some statistics say that the transverse lie occurs in only one in every 2,000 births.
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The shoulder, arm, or trunk may exit first if the fetus is in a transverse lie. This type of birth occurs less than 1% of the time. Transverse lie is more common with premature delivery or multiple gestations.
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All pregnancies with a breech or transverse lie should be examined roentgenologically, at least after the onset of labor, and those in whom hyperextension of the neck persists should be sectioned to avoid the real danger of injury to the cervical cord incurred in vaginal delivery. ... The Medscape Journal ... Journals & Reference...
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An archived issue of Midwifery Today E-News ... Transverse lie is common up to 26 weeks....if the baby remains transverse after 27 weeks and is high in the uterus, listen carefully around the lower portion of the abdomen for placental sounds...to rule out placental praevia.
www.midwiferytoday.com/enews/enews0304.asp
Transverse lie: Fetal position is transverse, with the fetal long axis oblique or perpendicular rather than parallel to the maternal long axis. Shoulder-first presentation requires cesarean section unless the fetus is a 2nd twin.
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[Archive] Transverse Lie at 38 weeks Birth Professionals ... A good friend contacted me today, having just learned her baby is in a transverse lie. She is 38 weeks and the doctor is having her come in next week for an ultrasound, followed by an external version if baby is not vertex.
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If the two are parallel, then the fetus is said to be in a longitudinal lie. If the two are at 90-degree angles to each other, the fetus is said to be in a transverse lie. Nearly all (99.5%) fetuses are in a longitudinal lie.
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