Nägele's obliquity is the presentation of the anterior parietal bone to the birth canal during vaginal delivery with the biparietal diameter being oblique to the brim of the pelvis.[1] The synonym for this presentation is anterior asynclitism.[2] It was first described in 1777 by German Karl Nägele.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Naegele obliquity | definition of Naegele obliquity by Medical dictionary". medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Anterior asynclitism definition | Drugs.com". drugs.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. ↑ The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary. W.B. Saunders Company. 1916. p. 694; digitized by The Ohio State University{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ↑ Mosby (2016). Mosby's Medical Dictionary. p. 1191. ISBN 9780323414258.
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