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According to AWHONN’s Fetal Assessment Text, Simpson & Miller, and Menihan, vibroacoustic stimulation is utilized during NSTs to elicit fetal accelerations, thereby minimizing testing time.
NCC-referenced sources describe VAS as:
• A method that awakens the fetus,
• Stimulates the fetal auditory system,
• Produces reactive accelerations in a neurologically intact fetus,
• Dramatically shortens NST duration, especially when the fetus is in a sleep cycle.
VAS does NOT measure amniotic fluid, nor does it have any effect on uterine activity (therefore cannot treat tachysystole).
The only correct purpose supported by NCC-cited literature is that VAS shortens the duration of the NST, making Option C correct.
