10 Questions
What is the purpose of using a toco in monitoring?
Monitoring contraction pattern
When would a non-stress test typically be performed?
Around 28 weeks gestation
What would a woman undergoing a non-stress test be asked to do?
Push the button every time she feels fetal movement
What is an indication for a non-stress test?
Fetal movement decrease
What is NOT one of the nursing interventions for non-reassuring FHR?
Monitor maternal blood pressure
What is the defining feature of early decelerations?
Gradual decrease and return to baseline FHR
What is the likely cause of variable decelerations?
Compression of umbilical cord
Late decelerations usually occur when:
After the contraction has ended
How are elements of the fetal heart rate pattern monitored during labor?
Through a continuous printout
Which type of deceleration is referred to as a 'mirror image' of a contraction?
Early decelerations
Learn about the different types of fetal heart rate decelerations. Early decelerations are a gradual decrease and return to baseline FHR associated with contractions, often mirroring the contraction pattern. Variable decelerations have an abrupt decrease in FHR with variable timing and depths.
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