Usually means: Head first during childbirth position.
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  1. cephalic presentation: Dictionary.com
  2. Cephalic presentation: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Cephalic (head-first) presentation: Merck Manuals
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. A-Z Family health glossary (No longer online)
  5. cephalic presentation: Medical dictionary
  6. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)

Definitions from Wikipedia (Cephalic presentation)

noun:  In obstetrics, a cephalic presentation or head presentation or head-first presentation is a situation at childbirth where the fetus is in a longitudinal lie and the head enters the pelvis first; the most common form of cephalic presentation is the vertex presentation, where the occiput is the leading part (the part that first enters the birth canal).


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