II. Definitions
- Compound Presentation
- Hand prolapses alongside fetal head
III. Epidemiology
- Incidence: 0.04 TO 0.14%
- More common in prematurity
IV. Signs
- Digital cervical exam
- Hand palpated beside presenting fetal head
V. Differential Diagnosis
- Fetal foot beside head
VI. Management
- Expectant management
- Vaginal Delivery usually occurs
- Consider repositioning if descent arrested
- Elevate fetal hand
- Bring head downward
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| Definition (NCI) | A presentation of the fetal hand or arm before the fetal vertex.(NICHD) |
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 199387000, 14064007, 124736009 |
| English | compound presentation of fetus (diagnosis), compound presentation of fetus, compound presentation, compound presentation (physical finding), Compound Fetal Presentation, Compound presentation of fetus (disorder), Compound Presentation, Compound presentation of fetus, Compound presentation, Compound presentation (finding), compound; presentation, presentation; compound |
| Spanish | presentación compuesta del feto (concepto no activo), presentación compuesta del feto, presentación fetal compuesta (hallazgo), presentación fetal compuesta |
| Dutch | ligging; samengesteld, samengesteld; ligging |
