Gynaecology & Obstetrics Labour - normal, abnormal, malposition, malpresentation and their management a890ed46

Engagement of fetal head is:

When the occiput has gone below the pelvic inlet

When the widest diameter of the presenting pa has passed through the pelvic inlet

When the presenting pa can be pushed into the pelvic cavity

Synonymous with fixation of head

High-Yield Explanation

Engagement - The mechanism by which the widest diameter of he presenting pa such as the biparietal diameter in an occiput presentation--passes through the pelvic inlet. Deflexed head is the most common cause of non engagement, which indicates towards caeseran section

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