Nagele rule

Nä·ge·le rule

(nā'gĕ-lĕ), determination of the estimated delivery date by adding 7 days to the first day of the last normal menstrual period, counting back 3 months, and adding 1 year.

Nä·ge·le rule

(nā'gĕ-lĕ rūl) Determination of the estimated delivery date by adding 7 days to the first day of the last normal menstrual period, counting back 3 months, and adding 1 year.

Nägele,

Franz K., German obstetrician, 1777-1851. Nägele maneuverNägele obliquity - inclination of the fetal head in cases of flat pelvis, the anterior parietal bone presenting to the parturient canal. Synonym(s): anterior asynclitismNägele pelvis - an obliquely contracted or unilateral synostotic pelvis.Nägele rule - estimates date of delivery by counting back three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and adding seven days.