Use of nipple stimulation to obtain contraction stress test.
A total of 1312 nonstress tests were performed in the 14-month period between May 1, 1981, and June 30, 1982. There were 323 tests in 194 patients that were nonreactive and subsequently required a contraction stress test using nipple stimulation. The authors found that the results obtained using nipple stimulation were as predictable as contraction stress tests using oxytocin infusion.
D001940:Breast / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000502:physiology*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011247:Pregnancy; D014590:Uterine Contraction
D010121:Oxytocin