Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Scan·zo·ni maneuverVariant:
also Scan·zo·ni's maneuver /skän-'tsO-nE(z)-/ : rotation of an abnormallypositioned fetus by means of forceps with subsequent reapplication of forceps for delivery
Scanzoni,
Friedrich Wilhelm (1821–1891), German obstetrician. In 1849 Scanzoniannounced his development of a procedure for changing a presentation in which the occiput is presented first into an anterior presentation. The procedure called for the use of forceps twice in thebirth process and has since been identified with his name.
