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The nurse is assessing fetal position in a 32-year-old woman in her eighth month of pregnancy. From the fi gure below, the fetal position can be described as:
Correct answer
D
Rationale
In right occipital anterior lie, the occiput faces the right anterior segment of the womanÔÇÖs pelvis. In left occipital transverse lie, the occiput faces the womanÔÇÖs left hip. In left occipital anterior lie, the occiput faces the left anterior segment of the womanÔÇÖs pelvis. In right occipital transverse lie, the occiput faces the womanÔÇÖs right hip.