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Cephalo-Pelvic Disproportion

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“Cephalo-” means head, and refers to the fetus’s head. CPD refers to a fetal head which is too big to fit through the mother’s pelvic bones. Cases of true CPD will not result in vaginal birth. Borderline cases of CPD may allow the head to emerge (after “molding”) only to have the shoulders become stuck… »