Management of face presentation, face and lip edema in a primary healthcare facility case report, Mbengwi, Cameroon

Abstract

Face presentation is a rare obstetric event and most practitioners will go through their carriers without ever meeting one. Face presentation can be delivered vaginally only if the foetus is in the mentum anterior position. More than half of the cases of face presentation are delivered by caesarean section. Newborn infants with face presentation usually have severe facial oedema, facial bruising or ecchymosis. These syndromic fascial features usually resolved within 24-48 hours.

Keywords

• face presentation
• pregnancy delivery
• cameroon