Category 1 fetal heart rate
Normal baseline, mod. variability, no late or variable decels
Category 2 fetal HR
everything in between 1 and 3
Category 3 fetal HR
Absent variability and recurrent late/variable decels or bradycardia OR sinusoidal pattern
Normal fetal HR levels
110-160
intermittent auscultation
Used for low risk patients
Inexpensive
Less invasive
Have to make sure Pt is comfortable being touched
No permanent documented FHR or UA and can’t assess FHR variability
Toco
makes the graph of Mothers contractions
Fetal scalp electrode
gets ECG