Basic Care and ComfortQuestion 1103 of 2368
A client in labor reports severe low back pain, and the fetus is in the occiput posterior position. Which position should the nurse suggest?
- Supine with the head of the bed flat
- Semi-sitting with the knees together
- Lithotomy with the legs in stirrups
- Hands and knees with pelvic tilts
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Correct answer: Hands and knees with pelvic tilts
Hands and knees relieves back pain, and pelvic tilts can help move an occiput posterior fetus to anterior.
Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Labor & Delivery Care: HANDS AND KNEES. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Basic Care and Comfort"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026