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Fetal Heart Rate Strips. 1 since then continuous efm has been widely used in the detection of fetal compromise and the. So a category 1 strip means things are going well. In other words a category 1 fetal heart tracing means the baby is getting enough oxygen. Doctors may use internal or external devices.
So if you are presented with this type of strip on nclex or hesi some of the answers you would need to pick would be change mom s position moving her around could help relieve cord compression administer. Remember a normal fetal heart rate is 110 160 bpms. Factors that determine risk of fetal injury. Category 1 fetal heart tracings are predictive of a normal acid basis status for the fetus. Strip review essential characteristics for tracing interpretation. Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring efm was first introduced at yale university in 1958.
Doctors may use internal or external devices.
Absent minimal moderate marked. The fetal heart rate should be between 110 and 160 beats per minute during late pregnancy and labor according to johns hopkins medicine health library. So a category 1 strip means things are going well. Sinusoidal fetal heart rate pattern visually apparent smooth sine wavelike undulating pattern in the baseline with a cycle frequency of 3 to 5 minute that persists for 20 minutes. Auscultation of the fetal heart rate fhr is performed by external or internal means. Strip review essential characteristics for tracing interpretation.