Question
| A. |
Contraction test |
| B. |
Fetal breaths |
| C. |
Non-Stress Test |
| D. |
Fetal Movements |
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Correct Answer � A Explanation |
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Answer:a– Contraction test
Several techniques for antepartum fetal surveillance currently in use are discussed in the ACOG bulletin. These include fetal movement assessment, nonstress test, contraction stress test, fetal biophysical profile, modified biophysical profile, and umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry.
1. Nonstress test;
2. Fetal breathing movements (one or more episodes of rhythmic fetal breathing movements of 30 seconds or more within 30 minutes);
3. Fetal movement (three or more discrete body or limb movements within 30 minutes);
4. Fetal tone (one or more episodes of extension of a fetal extremity with the return to flexion, or opening or closing of a hand; and
5. Determination of the amniotic fluid volume (a single vertical pocket of amniotic fluid exceeding 2 cm is considered evidence of adequate amniotic fluid).
Each of the components is given a score of 2 (normal or present as defined previously) or 0 (abnormal, absent or insufficient). A composite score of 8 or 10 is normal, a score of 6 is equivocal and a score of 4 or less is abnormal. In the presence of oligohydramnios, further evaluation is warranted regardless of the composite score.
