internal podalic version

internal podalic version

maneuver to deliver the fetus by inserting a hand into the uterine cavity, grasping one or both feet, and drawing them through the cervix; rarely indicated today except for the delivery of a second twin. Synonym(s): podalic version

in·ter·nal po·dal·ic ver·sion

(in-tĕr'năl pō-dal'ik vĕr'zhŭn) Maneuver to deliver the fetus by inserting a hand into the uterine cavity, grasping one or both feet, and drawing them through the cervix; rarely indicated today except for the delivery of a second twin.