Using Leopold's maneuvers to assess fetal position, the nurse finds a soft rounded prominence at the level of the fundus, a hard round prominence just above the symphysis pubis, and nodulations on the left side of the uterus
The fetal position is: a. right occiput anterior (ROA), vertex.
b. left occiput anterior (LOA), vertex.
c. right occiput transverse (ROT), breech.
d. left occiput anterior (LOA) breech.
A
Fetal position can be determined by Leopold's maneuver, which defines the relationship of presenting part to maternal pelvis quadrant.
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