A patient just delivered her baby via the vaginal route. The patient asks the nurse why the baby's head is not round, but oval. Which explanation should the nurse provide the patient?

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The sutures and fontanels allow the bones of the fetal head to move slightly, changing the shape of the fetal head so it can adapt to the size and shape of the pelvis. Lightening is the descent of the fetus toward the pelvic inlet before labor. Lie is the relationship of the long axis of the fetus to the long axis of the mother. Presentation is the fetal part that first enters the pelvic outlet.

A Patient Just Delivered Her Baby Via the Vaginal Route