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NAME: ________________________________________ SCORE: __________________________

YEAR AND SECTION: _____________________________ DATE: ___________________________

LEOPOLD’S MANEUVER

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1. PREPARE THE CLIENT
a. Explain the procedure.
b. Instruct the client to empty her bladder.
c. Position the woman supine with knees slightly flexed. Place a small pillow
or rolled towel under one side.
d. Wash your hands using warm water.
e. Observe the woman’s abdomen for longest diameter and where fetal
movement is apparent.
2. PERFORM THE FIRST MANEUVER
a. Stand at the foot of the client, facing her and place both hands flat on her
abdomen.
b. Palpate the superior surface of the fundus. Determine consistency, shape,
and mobility.
3. PERFORM THE SECOND MANEUVER
a. Face the client and place the palms of each hand on either side of the
abdomen.
b. Palpate the sides of the uterus. Hold the left hand stationary on the left
side of the uterus while the right hand palpates the opposite side of the
uterus from top to bottom.
c. Hold the right hand steady, and repeat palpation using the left hand on the
left side.
4. PERFORM THE THIRD MANEUVER
a. Gently grasp the lower portion of the abdomen just above the symphysis
pubis between the thumb and the index finger and try to press the thumb
and finger together. Determine any movement and whether the part is
firm or soft.
5. PERFORM THE FOURTH MANEUVER
a. Place fingers on both sides of the uterus approximately 2 inches above the
inguinal ligaments, pressing downward and inward in the direction of the
birth canal. Allow fingers to be carried downward.

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Clinical Instructor

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