In which situation would a baseline fetal heart rate of 160 to 170 beats/minute be considered a normal finding?
a. The fetus is at 30 weeks' gestation.
b. The mother has been given an epidural block.
c. The mother has a history of fast labors.
d. The mother has mild preeclampsia but is not in labor.
A
The normal preterm fetus may have a baseline rate slightly higher than the term fetus because of an immature parasympathetic nervous system that does not yet exert a slowing effect on the fetal heart rate.
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