The purpose of initiating contractions in a CST is to
a. Determine the degree of fetal activity.
b. Apply a stressful stimulus to the fetus.
c. Identifying fetal acceleration patterns.
d. Increase placental blood flow.
B
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A The NST and biophysical profiles look at fetal movements.
B The CST involves recording the response of the FHR to stress induced by uterine
contractions.
C The NST looks at fetal heart accelerations with fetal movements.
D The CST records the fetal response to stress. It does not increase placental blood
flow.
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