If a notation on the client's health record states that the fetal position is LSP, this means that the:
a. head is in the right posterior quadrant of the pelvis.
b. head is in the left anterior quadrant of the pelvis.
c. buttocks are in the left posterior quadrant of the pelvis.
d. buttocks are in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
ANS: C
LSP explains the position of the fetus in the maternal pelvis. L = left side of the pelvis, S = sacrum (fetus is in breech presentation), P = posterior quadrants of the pelvis. When the head is in the right posterior quadrant of the pelvis, the position is ROP. When the head is in the left anterior quadrant of the pelvis, the position is ROA. When the buttocks are in the upper quadrant of the abdomen, the position would be ROA, ROP, LOA, LOP, LOT, or ROT.
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