The common complications of malpresentation or malposition of the fetus at full term include:
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Premature labour
- Prolonged/obstructed labour
- Ruptured uterus
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Fetal and maternal distress which may lead to death.
Common causes of malpresentations/malpositions include:
- Excess amniotic fluid
- Abnormal shape and size of the pelvis
- Uterine tumor
- Placenta praevia
- Slackness of uterine muscles (after many previous pregnancies)
- Multiple pregnancy.
- Prematurity
- Multiple pregnancy
- Abnormalities of the uterus - fibroids.
- Partial septate uterus.
- Abnormal fetus.
- Placenta praevia.
- Primiparity
