The nurse is assisting in the delivery of a baby using forceps owing to maternal exhaustion. When documenting the forceps use, forceps deliveries are classified according to which of the following?
A) The station
B) The presentation
C) The lie
D) The length of labor
A
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Forceps deliveries are classified according to the station of the presenting part, that is, the position of the fetal head in relation to the ischial spines. Midforceps delivery is used when the head is at the ischial spines (engaged), and the station is 0 . The most commonly used forceps procedure is the low forceps, in which the fetal head is on the perineal floor (+3 station).
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