This animation displays a pregnant woman's uterus and the risks of the Zavanelli maneuver. The Zavanelli maneuver is performed by the physician and can cause risks to the fetus such as a skull fracture, sublegal hemorrhage, cephalohematoma, damage to the cerebral cortex, subdural hematoma, parenchymal hemorrhage, and fetal morbidity. Maternal risks of this maneuver include uterine rupture, postpartum hemorrhage, soft tissue trauma, maternal morbidity, and a fourth degree episiotomy laceration.
