Which technique is least effective for the client with persistent occiput posterior position?
A) Squatting
B) Lying supine and relaxing
C) Sitting or kneeling, leaning forward with support
D) Rocking the pelvis back and forth while on hands and knees

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Lying supine increases the discomfort of back labor. Squatting aids rotation and fetal descent. A sitting or kneeling position may help the fetal head to rotate to occiput anterior. Rocking the pelvis encourages rotation from occiput posterior to occiput anterior.

Which Technique Is Least Effective for the Client with Persistent