Diameters of Fetal Skull: 1. Anteroposterior Diameter

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Diameters of fetal skull


1. Anteroposterior diameter

a. Suboccipito bragmatic (9.5) (sob)


Ideal diameter for vaginal
Delivery
Vertex presentation are seen
head flex

b. Sub occipito frontal (10 cm )


Vertex presentation
Head partially straight

c. Occipito frontal (11.5 cm)


Vertex presentation
Full straight head

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d. Mento vertex (14 cm)
Largest diameter of fetal skull
Brow presentation

e. Sub mento vertex (11.5 cm)


Face presentation

f. Sub mento bregmatic (9.5 cm)


Face presentation

2. Transverse diameter of fetal head

a. Biporital diameter (9.5 cm) (BPD)

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Between two parital bone

b. Bitemporal diameter (8 cm)

c. Super sub parital diameter (8.5 cm)

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