disengagement /dis′engāj″mənt/ [Fr, disengager, to release from engagement] , 1. an obstetric manipulation in which the presenting part of the baby is dislodged from the maternal pelvis as part of an operative delivery. See also Kielland’s rotation, version and extraction. 2. the release or detachment of oneself from other persons or responsibilities. 3. (in transactional family therapy) a role assumed by a trained psychologist or other qualified health professional in observing and restructuring intervention without becoming actively and directly involved in the problem.
