A woman is undergoing a nipple-stimulated contraction stress test (CST).She is having contractions that occur every 3 minutes.The fetal heart rate (FHR)has a baseline of approximately 120 beats/min without any decelerations.The interpretation of this test is said to be:
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,the findings are considered to be negative.A positive CST indicates the presence of repetitive later FHR decelerations.The term satisfactory is not applicable.The term unsatisfactory is not applicable.

A Woman Is Undergoing a Nipple-Stimulated Contraction Stress Test (CST)