While caring for a patient in labor, the nurse notices during a vaginal exam that the baby's head has rotated internally. What would the nurse expect the next set of cardinal movements for a baby in a vertex presentation to be?

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After the baby's head rotates internally, the next steps in the cardinal movements for a baby in a vertex presentation include extension as the head passes under the pubic symphysis, followed by restitution and external rotation to align the head with the body, and finally expulsion as the baby is delivered.

While Caring for a Patient in Labor, the Nurse Notices