Tag: Prenatal health

According to the CDC, approximately 1 in every 1,150 babies in the United States is born with microcephaly. Having a very small head can be a sign of microcephaly, a medical condition characterized by a head circumference significantly smaller than average for one's age and sex.

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 6% of infants worldwide are born with a serious birth defect. The complex causes of deformity in people range from genetic factors present at birth to acquired conditions developing later in life due to injury, illness, or environmental exposures. Understanding the origin is a critical first step toward effective management and prevention.

Developed over a century ago, the four Leopold's maneuvers remain a valuable and non-invasive assessment tool in prenatal care. This article clarifies what is the purpose of doing the fourth maneuver, which provides critical information for labor planning and fetal monitoring.