What is an appropriate indicator for performing a contraction stress test?
What are indications for a contraction stress test?Your doctor may schedule a contraction stress test if they're concerned about how your baby will respond to contractions or to see how the fetal heart rate responds to stimulation. However, the test can induce labor.
What is required for a positive contraction stress test?If your baby's heart beats more slowly after more than half of your contractions, the test result is positive, signaling that your baby may be under stress and unable to tolerate labor contractions.
Which problem is indicated by a positive contraction stress test CST )?The contraction stress test was most commonly used in the past as a follow-up evaluation after a nonreactive stress test. Experimental data suggest that the occurrence of late decelerations with contractions, the basis for a positive (abnormal) stress test, is an early warning sign of uteroplacental insufficiency.
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