A nurse is reviewing the record of a client in the labor room and notes that the nurse midwife has documented that the fetus is at (-1) station. The nurse determines that the fetal presenting part is:
Station is the relationship of the presenting part to an imaginary line drawn between the ischial spines. is measured in centimeters. and is noted as a negative number above the line and a positive number below the line. At -1 station. the fetal presenting part is 1 cm above the ischial spines.