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Contractions Minimal
Artifact Noisy signal, drop-out
Comment Reassuring tracing. Note that there is episodic
drop out of the signal with discontinuity of the
fetal tracing.
Remediation Either improving the position of the transducer
or the application of a fetal scalp electrode will
reduce the amount of artifact in the tracing.
Noisy/Erratic Signal and Dropout