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 CST involves recording the response of the FHR to stress induced by uterine contractions.The NST and biophysical profiles look at fetal movements.The NST looks at fetal heart accelerations with fetal movements.The CST records the fetal response to stress.It does not increase placental blood flow.

The Purpose of Initiating Contractions in a CST Is to