The Key Stages of Labour:
- Engagement
- Descent
- Flexion
- Internal rotation
- Extension
- External rotation
- Expulsion
Below is a video from Geeky Medics demonstrating the mechanism of labour (stages of labour) and the various fetal positions you may need to describe during an obstetric abdominal examination.
Do not be guilty of memorizing the seven cardinal movements! But if you really must, here is a mnemonic you can use: Every darn fool in Egypt eats raw eggs.
- Every – Engagement
- Darn – Descent
- Fool – Flexion
- In – Internal Rotation
- Egypt – Extension
- Eats Raw – External Rotation
- Eggs – Expulsion
HT: GeekyMedics.com
