[Answered]: Danielle manages her gestational diabetes with diet

Danielle manages her gestational diabetes with diet. She experiences a few episodes of postprandial hyperglycemia but does not have to take insulin. At Danielle’s 36-week prenatal visit, the obstetrician finds that there is no increase in fetal growth since the previous week. Danielle tells the obstetrician that the fetus also seems to have slowed down a little the last few days. Danielle is scheduled for a biophysical profile (BPP) which includes a nonstress test (NST) as part of the BPP. What result will indicate a normal (expected) reaction in the fetus during the NST? Question 42 options: Two episodes of acceleration (greater than 15 beats/minute, lasting more than 15 seconds) related to fetal movement in a 20-minute period. An increase in the FHR baseline to 170 beats per minute, lasting for at least 20 minutes. Absent FHR variability in response to contractions caused by nipple stimulation. Persistent late decelerations associated with three uterine contractions, lasting 40 to 60 seconds each in a 10-minute period.