frontoanterior position

frontoanterior position definition - medical

fron·to·an·te·ri·or position (frŭnˌtō-ăn-tîrˈē-ər)

noun
A cephalic presentation of the fetus with the forehead directed toward either the right or left front quarter of the mother's pelvis.

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