title: Antepartum fetal surveillance. Nonstress test, contraction stress test, and biophysical profile.
abstract: The three most common methods used to evaluate fetal well being in utero are the nonstress test, contraction stress test, and the biophysical profile. This article reviews recent literature pertaining to these methods of antepartum fetal surveillance and compares and contrasts the different modalities.
authors.affiliation: Rapid City Regional Hospital, SD, USA.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Babbitt
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000502:physiology; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005324:Fetal Movement; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D014590:Uterine Contraction