Abdominal examination is a skill that is used to assess fetal
growth during pregnancy, to determine the presentation,
position and lie as the pregnancy progresses towards term
and at the onset of labour, and to auscultate the fetal heart
sounds. Palpation of contractions during labour also
involves abdominal palpation. This chapter considers the
skills of abdominal examination during pregnancy and
labour, focusing on how and why this is undertaken and
the signiicance of the information obtained. The different
ways of assessing the fetal heart rate will be discussed
and related to the signiicance of cardiotocograph (CTG)
interpretation.

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• Skills for Midwifery Practice