AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
TEST
Fetal heart rate variability is defined as fluctuations in the baseline that are irregular in _____ and _____. -
✔✔B. Amplitude and frequency
An increase in the fetal heart rate immediately preceding a variable deceleration is caused by: - ✔✔A.
Occlusion of the umbilical vein
When assessing a FHR tracing, the first step is to: - ✔✔C. Establish the baseline rate
Which deceleration in the FHR is considered benign and does not require an intervention to correct? - ✔✔A.
Early deceleration
If the umbilical vein is the only vessel occluded during cord compression - ✔✔B. Oxygenated blood may be
restricted from being delivered to the fetus
During a fetal sleep cycle, FHR variability is usually ____. - ✔✔C. Minimal
Uterine tachysystole is defined as: - ✔✔B. >5 contractions in 10 mind over 30 minutes
Maternal-fetal oxygen and nutrient transfer takes place in the: - ✔✔B. intervillous space
During a contraction, the tocodynamometer detects: - ✔✔A. Pressure created by tensing of uterine muscle
Normal fetal heart rate baseline is: - ✔✔C. 110-160 bpm
