Definitions for "Non-stress test"
Keywords:  fetal, uterine, baby, fetus, heart
A test for abnormalities of the fetal heartbeat in which a monitor is used to listen to the fetus's heart while the mother is at rest. (In a stress test, the fetal heartbeat is monitored in response to uterine contractions.)
a test of fetal well-being in which the effect of movement on the heart rate is assessed
A test on the fetus which is done by measuring the fetal heart rate in response to his or her movements.