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  • adjective Not reassuring; giving cause for concern.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ reassuring

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Examples

  • He might no longer be able to compensate and might become distressed fetal distress, also known as nonreassuring fetal heart rate or fetal intolerance of labor.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • He might no longer be able to compensate and might become distressed fetal distress, also known as nonreassuring fetal heart rate or fetal intolerance of labor.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • The clinical term for this concern is nonreassuring fetal heart rate, sometimes also called fetal intolerance of labor or “fetal distress.”

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • These caregivers have lower cesarean rates for nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns, and the babies are born just as healthy as babies born by immediate cesarean.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • These caregivers have lower cesarean rates for nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns, and the babies are born just as healthy as babies born by immediate cesarean.

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • Babies in this situation are described as having nonreassuring fetal heart rate, also called fetal intolerance of labor or simply “fetal distress.”

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • Elective labor induction not only increases the use of analgesia and epidural anesthesia but also the incidence of nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns, shoulder dystocia, instrument delivery, and cesarean surgery Goer et al., 2007.

    The Official Lamaze® Guide Judith Lothian RN 2010

  • Babies in this situation are described as having nonreassuring fetal heart rate, also called fetal intolerance of labor or simply “fetal distress.”

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

  • Research supports that walking, movement, and changing positions may shorten labor, are effective forms of pain relief, and are associated with fewer nonreassuring fetal heart rate patterns, fewer perineal injuries, and less blood loss.

    The Official Lamaze® Guide Judith Lothian RN 2010

  • The clinical term for this concern is nonreassuring fetal heart rate, sometimes also called fetal intolerance of labor or “fetal distress.”

    Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010

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