Mindanao State University Buug Campus

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Nursing Department

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Procedure 005: Performing Leopold’s Maneuver

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Procedure Rationale 3 2 1 Remarks

1. Instruct patient to empty her
bladder.

2. Assist patient to lay on the

examination table and flex her
knees. Expose patient’s
abdomen.

3. First Maneuver: Stand at the foot

of the woman, facing her, and
place both hands flat on her
abdomen. Palpate the superior
surface of the fundus. Determine
consistency, shape, and mobility.

4. Second Maneuver: Face the

woman, hold the left hand
stationary on the left side of the
uterus while you palpate with the
right hand on the opposite side of
the uterus from top to bottom.
Repeat palpation using the
opposite side.
5. Third Maneuver: Gently grasp
the lower portion of the abdomen
just above the symphysis pubis
between the thumb and fingers
and try to press the thumb and
finger together. Determine any
movement and whether the part
feels firm or soft.
6. Fourth Maneuver: Face towards
the foot of the woman. Place
fingers on both sides of the uterus
approximately 2 in. above the
inguinal ligaments, pressing
downward and inward in the
direction of the birth canal.
Allow fingers to be carried
downward.
7. Record findings.
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