What Is an Advantage of External Electronic Fetal Monitoring

question 11

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of external electronic fetal monitoring?

• A) The ultrasound transducer can accurately measure short-term variability and beat-to-beat changes in the fetal heart rate.
• B) The tocotransducer can measure and record the frequency, regularity, intensity, and approximate duration of uterine contractions (UCs).
• C) The tocotransducer is especially valuable for measuring uterine activity during the first stage of labor.
• D) Once correctly applied by the nurse, the transducer need not be repositioned even when the woman changes positions.

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