TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Examination of the Patient A1 - Dy, Jessica A2 - Posner, Glenn D. A2 - Dy, Jessica A2 - Black, Amanda A2 - Jones, Griffith D. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Oxorn-Foote Human Labor & Birth, 6e AB - Examination of the patient is important before the onset of labor to assess the fetal position with respect to the pelvis. This can be done clinically by abdominal palpation, vaginal examination, or fetal heart auscultation. Sonography can also be used to confirm fetal position in certain cases. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106375779 ER -