The Baseline Fetal Heart Rate (FHR)is the Average Rate During

question 19

Multiple Choice

The baseline fetal heart rate (FHR) is the average rate during a 10-minute segment.Changes in FHR are categorized as periodic or episodic.These patterns include both accelerations and decelerations.The labor nurse is evaluating the patient's most recent 10-minute segment on the monitor strip and notes a late deceleration.This is likely to be caused by which physiologic alteration? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Spontaneous fetal movement
• B) Compression of the fetal head
• C) Placental abruption
• D) Cord around the baby's neck
• E) Maternal supine hypotension

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