Letter D

Delivery, vertex

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In a vertex delivery, the top of the baby's head comes first.

The vertex here refers to the top of the head.

The word 'vertex' in Latin means a 'whirlpool, whirlwind, top of the mountain, or the top of the head.' Why 'top of the head'? Because the hairs on the top of the head often form a whorl, a whirl-like pattern

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