malposition
malposition (mal-pŏ-zish-ŏn) n. (in obstetrics) an abnormal position of the fetal head when this is the presenting part in labour (e.g. the occipitoposterior position), such that the diameter of the skull in relation to the pelvic opening is greater than normal. This is likely to result in a prolonged and complicated labour.
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