A patient at 42 weeks’ gestation is 3 cm dilated, 30% effaced, with membranes intact and the fetus ...

A patient at 42 weeks’ gestation is 3 cm dilated, 30% effaced, with membranes intact and the fetus at +2 station.  Fetal heart rate (FHR) is 140 to 150 beats/minute.  After 2 hours, the nurse notes on the external fetal monitor that, for the past 10 minutes, the FHR ranged from 160 to 190 beats/minute.  The client states that her baby has been extremely active.  Uterine contractions are strong, occurring every 3 to 4 minutes and lasting 40 to 60 seconds.  Which finding would indicate fetal hypoxia?
a.   Abnormally long uterine contractions
b.   Abnormally strong uterine intensity
c.   Excessively frequent contractions, with rapid fetal movement
d.   Excessive fetal activity and fetal tachycardia

Post Merge: 6 years ago

answer is "D"