title: The nonstress test for the antepartum assessment of fetal reserve.
abstract: Seven hundred and twenty-two nonstress tests (NSTs) that were performed on a total of 471 patients were reviewed. The results of the study suggest that the NST is a simple, reliable test as a primary screening procedure in antepartum fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring. The active and reactive tests were indeed reliable indicators of fetal well-being while the nonreactive test required an additional discriminatory evaluation. A tentative classification is suggested for those cases with FHR decelerations associated with fetal activity and uterine contractions.
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005328:Fetal Viability; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010121:Oxytocin; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014590:Uterine Contraction
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin