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Re: Palpating head above pelvic brim From: Raymond Stephen (Stephen.Raymond@dhhs.tas.gov.au) Sun Mar 23 06:32:34 2008 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Happy Easter!" Previous message: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Palpating head above pelvic brim" In reply to: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Palpating head above pelvic brim" Next in thread: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Gyn: It's fun to be a gynecologist" That has nothing whatever to do with Leipolds - that is Paulik's grip and is in the textbooks. Should be one of the first things you learn in Obstetrics as a student. In fact Leipolds manoeuvres are not all that helpful for head descent. Steve -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C. Sent: Sunday, 23 March 2008 10:25 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: Palpating head above pelvic brim At Sat, 22 Mar 2008, art fougner, md wrote: > >Yet another potential role for ultrasound on L&D. The symphysis is >easily identifiable as is the head, even with high BMI's. > >Happy Easter! > >Art > Once you get the panus out of the way. The best way to palpate for the head is with one hand between your tumb and middle fingers, this was taught to me by someone three decades ago, he insisted it was the only part of leopalds worth anything, took me about 20 breech and tranverse lie's to realize he was right. -- Take care, John CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER The information in this transmission may be confidential and/or protected by legal professional privilege, and is intended only for the person or persons to whom it is addressed. If you are not such a person, you are warned that any disclosure, copying or dissemination of the information is unauthorised. If you have received the transmission in error, please immediately contact this office by telephone, fax or email, to inform us of the error and to enable arrangements to be made for the destruction of the transmission, or its return at our cost. No liability is accepted for any unauthorised use of the information contained in this transmission. If the transmission contains advice, the advice is based on instructions in relation to, and is provided to the addressee in connection with, the matter mentioned above. Responsibility is not accepted for reliance upon it by any other person or for any other purpose. Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Happy Easter!" Previous message: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Palpating head above pelvic brim" In reply to: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Palpating head above pelvic brim" Next in thread: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Gyn: It's fun to be a gynecologist"

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