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Prenatal nonstress testing
Non-Stress Test (NST) The purpose of the NST is to confirm that the baby is healthy. It is based on the principle that the heart rate of healthy babies will periodically rise. During a non-stress test, you will be hooked up to a fetal monitor just like the one you will have when you're in labor. You will not be given any medication to stimulate or cause movement of the baby or contractions of the uterus _ that
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