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Zavanelli maneuver cephalic replacementin cases of shoulder dystocia when vaginal delivery cannot be effected, the fetal head is flexed and reinserted into the vagina to reestablish umbilical cord blood flow and delivery performed through cesarean section. Synonym(s): Zavanelli maneuverce·phal·ic re·place·ment (sĕ-fal'ik rĕ-plās'mĕnt) In cases of shoulder dystocia when vaginal delivery cannot be effected, the fetal head is flexed and reinserted into the vagina to reestablish umbilical cord blood flow and delivery performed through cesarean operation. Synonym(s): Zavanelli maneuver. Zavanelli maneuver (zav″ă-nel′ē) [William Angelo Zavanelli, U.S. obstetrician and gynecologist, b. 1926] In obstetrics, the manual return of the head of a partially born fetus with intractable shoulder dystocia to the vagina. This is followed by cesarean section. Zavanelli, William, 20th century U.S. obstetrician. Zavanelli maneuver - Synonym(s): cephalic replacement |