HY USMLE Q #993 – Repro/Obgyn

A 36-year-old woman, G1P0, comes to hospital at 39 weeks’ gestation. She had no prenatal care. Fetal heart rate monitoring is performed. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?

  Fetal head compression
  Fetal sleep state
  Maternal fever
  Umbilical cord compression
  Uteroplacental insufficiency