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Question 1

At how many weeks gestation should you refer for lack of foetal movements?

Answer 1

24 weeks

Question 2

What are the three potential categories when analysing a CTG?

Answer 2

Normal, non-reassuring, abnormal

Question 3

What is the normal foetal heart rate?

Answer 3

100-160bpm

Question 4

What is the normal variability on a CTG?

Answer 4

5-25bpm

Question 5

What would abnormal variability on a CTG be defined as?

Answer 5

Less than 5bpm variability for >50mins
More than 25bpm for >25 mins
Sinusoidal

Question 6

When should foetal accelerations occur?

Answer 6

Alongside uterine contractiosn

Question 7

What defines accelerations?

Answer 7

Increase of >15bpm for >15 mins

Question 8

What defines decelerations?

Answer 8

Decrease of >15bpm for >15 mins

Question 9

When do late decelerations occur?

Answer 9

At the peak of the uterine contraction and recover after the contraction ends

Question 10

What do late decelerations indicate?

Answer 10

That there is insufficient blood flow to the uterus and placenta

Question 11

What baseline heart rate would be classed as abnormal on CTG?

Answer 11

<100
>180