Which description best represents the technique for left uterine displacement from the left side?

Which description best represents the technique for left uterine displacement from the left side?

• A. From the left side, reach across and place both hands on the right side of the uterus and pull the uterus to the left and up
• B. Push the uterus to the left with one hand
• C. From the right side, place both hands on the left side of the uterus and pull to the right
• D. From the right side, place one hand on the uterus and twist

Answer: (A)

Relieving aortocaval compression from a gravid uterus during resuscitation improves venous return and cardiac output. Left uterine displacement is done to move the uterus off the midline toward the left, away from the inferior vena cava. From the left side, place both hands on the right side of the uterus and gently pull the uterus to the left and up. This cross-hand technique ensures the uterus is shifted off the midline effectively and held in place throughout the resuscitation effort, helping to restore venous return. Pushing with one hand, twisting, or attempting displacement from the right side do not achieve the same stable leftward/upward displacement and are not the standard method for this maneuver.

Relieving aortocaval compression from a gravid uterus during resuscitation improves venous return and cardiac output. Left uterine displacement is done to move the uterus off the midline toward the left, away from the inferior vena cava.

From the left side, place both hands on the right side of the uterus and gently pull the uterus to the left and up. This cross-hand technique ensures the uterus is shifted off the midline effectively and held in place throughout the resuscitation effort, helping to restore venous return.

Pushing with one hand, twisting, or attempting displacement from the right side do not achieve the same stable leftward/upward displacement and are not the standard method for this maneuver.