a safe, painless way to check on a baby's well-being before it is born
A test in which fetal movements felt by the mother or noted by the doctor are recorded, along with changes in fetal heart rate, using an electronic fetal monitor. Oral Contraceptives: Birth control pills containing hormones that prevent ovulation and thus pregnancy.
assessing the fetal well-being with electronic fetal monitoring by measuring the response of the baby's heart to stimulation.
A way to check on how the baby is doing while inside the uterus. In a nonstress test, the expectant mother is hooked up to a fetal monitor and the response of the fetal heart rate to fetal movements is observed. If the heart rate doesn't respond as expected to fetal movement, the results are considered nonreassuring. See oxytocin challenge test.