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engagement
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engagement /en·gage·ment/ (en-gaj´mint) the entrance of the fetal head or presenting part into the superior pelvic strait.
en·gage·ment (n-gjmnt)
n.
The entrance of the fetal head or presenting part into the upper opening of the maternal pelvis.
engagement Obstetrics The descent of the widest part of the presenting part of the baby's head through the pelvic inlet, which requires that the cervix is completely dilated; it is the first movement made by the baby's head during L&D. See Labor & delivery.


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