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.

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The Contraction Stress Test (CST) is designed to apply a stressful stimulus to the fetus by inducing contractions to evaluate how well the fetus can handle the stress of labor.

The Purpose of Initiating Contractions in a CST Is to