Fetal Well-Being
These are ways used to establish fetal well being:
- Fetal movement count
- Non-stress test
- Contraction stress test
- Amniotic fluid index
- BPP
- Fetal survey for anatomy and growth
- Umbilical artery doppler velocimetry
These test are used to follow:
- GDM
- IUGR
- Chronic hypertension, Pregnancy induced hypertension, preeclampsia
- Polyhydramnios or Oligohydramnios
- Multiple gestations
- >40 weeks gestation
- Any fetus at risk of hypoxia
- Change in fetal movement as perceived by the patient
- Maternal thyroid disease
- Previous stillbirth
- Fetal anomalies