A woman is undergoing a nipple-stimulated CST.She is having contractions that occur every 3 minutes.The fetal heart rate (FHR)has a baseline heart rate of approximately 120 beats per minute without any decelerations.What is the correct interpretation of this test?
A) Negative
B) Positive
C) Satisfactory
D) Unsatisfactory

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Adequate uterine activity necessary for a CST consists of three contractions in a 10-minute time frame.If no decelerations are observed in the FHR pattern with the contractions,then the findings are considered to be negative.A positive CST indicates the presence of repetitive late FHR decelerations.The terms satisfactory or unsatisfactory are not applicable.

A Woman Is Undergoing a Nipple-Stimulated CST