Question 204 · LEK · Obstetric examination
The examiner places his hands flat and parallel on both sides of the abdomen of a pregnant woman, at the level of the umbilicus. The described maneuver allows to determine the fetal position and is called:
- A. 1st Leopold’s maneuver.
- B. 2nd Leopold’s maneuver.
- C. 3rd Leopold’s maneuver.
- D. 4th Leopold’s maneuver.
- E. 5th Leopold’s maneuver (Zangemeister maneuver).
Hint
Each Leopold maneuver examines a different region: the fundus, the sides, above the symphysis and the pelvic inlet.
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