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Antepartum fetal surveillance. Nonstress test, contraction stress test, and biophysical profile
1Rapid City Regional Hospital, SD, USA.
South Dakota Journal of Medicine
|November 1, 1996
The three most common methods used to evaluate fetal well being in utero are the nonstress test, contraction stress test, and the biophysical profile. This article reviews recent literature pertaining to these methods of antepartum fetal surveillance and compares and contrasts the different modalities.
The three most common methods used to evaluate fetal well being in utero are the nonstress test, contraction stress test, and the biophysical profile. This article reviews recent literature pertaining to these methods of antepartum fetal surveillance and compares and contrasts the different modalities.