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Negative value (-5 to -1): Indicates that the baby’s head is not engaged in the pelvis. Positive value (0 to +4): Indicates that the baby's head is moving down the pelvis, whereas a +5 indicates that the baby is crowning (being born). It is common for a baby to be at -3, -2 or -1 during labor.
27 sie 2024 · A high negative number means your baby is high up in the birth canal and not close to birth. The higher the positive number, on then other hand, the further down your baby is. A...
3 maj 2019 · What is fetal station? As you go through labor, your doctor will use different terms to describe how your baby is progressing through the birth canal. One of these words is your baby’s...
13 lis 2023 · Your fetal station helps your care team know where baby is in the process of labor, giving them an indication of how soon your little one will arrive and how well things are progressing. The below fetal station chart explains what the measurement means:
23 sie 2023 · The negative numbers are relative to the top part of the pelvis. So you may hear -3, -2, or -1 if your baby is still making their way through the pelvic inlet. 0 station is considered “engaged” - which is when the presenting part is engaged at the part of your pelvis called the ischial spine.
2 dni temu · If baby is -1, 0, or +1 station, they are usually considered to be in the midpelvis. Sometimes -1 can still be inlet depending on the skill of the person doing the cervical exam, as it is a subjective assessment.
If the presenting part lies above the ischial spines, the station is reported as a negative number from -1 to -5. In first-time moms, the baby's head may engage by 36 weeks into the pregnancy. However, engagement may happen later in the pregnancy, or even during labor.
