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Fetal head descent in the second stage of labor is a dynamically complex process characterized by the coordinate and simultaneous occurrence of descent, rotation, and deflexion within the birth canal.
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Ghi, T., Youssef, A., Maroni, E., Pilu, G., Rizzo, N. (2012). Head Rotation in Labor and Intrapartum Sonography Diagnosis with 2D and 3D. In: Malvasi, A. (eds) Intrapartum Ultrasonography for Labor Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29939-1_8
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