Which of the following, if seen on an electronic fetal monitoring strip, would the nurse explain to a laboring patient as a change in the baseline fetal heart rate?

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Tachycardia refers to an increased baseline fetal heart rate, which is a change from the normal range (usually considered above 160 beats per minute for a fetus). Accelerations and decelerations are temporary fluctuations in the heart rate in response to contractions or fetal movements, and a sinusoidal pattern is a specific waveform pattern, not a change in baseline rate.

Which of the Following, If Seen on an Electronic Fetal