Nonstress Test
Cindy Hains receives a nonstress test (NST)
A doctor shows Cindy Hains the result of her nonstress test (NST) at the CHUL hospital in Quebec City. The NST is a Doppler time series recording of the heart beat of a fetus in utero simultaneous with the abdominal and/or uterine contractions of the pregnant woman to indicate if the baby is not receiving enough oxygen because of placental or umbilical cord problems and other types of fetal distress.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/100 at f10 with a 24-70 at 26mm – ISO 200, one on-camera flash bounced to the ceiling.
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Yep, day to day « activities » is good for stock photography! And by the way, the test was positive, the baby is still moving normally.
Kelsie
Hi I am a Clinical Nurse Educator and wondering if I could use the picture of Cindy getting an NST in one of my powerpoints for a Obstetrical Workshop day. Please let me know if you would be ok with this.
Thank-you, Kelsie
Francis Vachon
Good question!
The test can be done for various reason. In our case, it was because Cindy did not feel the baby moving for 36 hours or something, which is not normal at this stage.
Don’t ask me how and why, but the way the sensors are positioned somehow help the mother to feel the baby. So each time she feel him, she have to push the button so the movement is recorded on the chart. That’s how we could know that the baby is still alive.
Eric D
What’s the purpose of the button in her hand ?
As I remember, one of the sensors is a kind of « pin » pushing on the skin. When there is a contraction, the pin is pushed back. The other sensor is « just » a microphone. If you put your ear at the same place, you’ll hear it too.