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Fetal heart monitoring - Risks

Alternative Names

Non-stress test; NST; CST; Contraction; Scalp monitoring

What the risks are:

External fetal monitoring:

  • There are no risks associated with external monitoring. Some people believe the test, however, may lead to early delivery, unnecessary cesarean section, and other more invasive forms of delivery. Talk to your health care provider about the use of external monitoring.

Internal fetal monitoring:

  • Reviewed last on: 5/8/2008
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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