Question

Fiona Hartfield is a 28 year old G1 P000 at 33 weeks gestation. She presents to Labor and Delivery with a history of two hours of uterine contractions. She does not believe that her bag of waters is broken. A fetal fibronectin test is positive.

What does the positive finding indicate?

1. Good news; it is unlikely that preterm labor and birth will occur.
2. Concerning news; it is indicative of the possibility of preterm labor and birth, and further evaluation is needed.

Answer 1

Answer; Concerning news; it is indicative of the possibility of preterm labor and birth, and further evaluation is needed.

Reason ; In the given scenario, Fiona had been delivered the baby at 33 weeks of gestation and labored time is very less. The positive findings of the mentioned test is not a normal things that can happen in all pregnant women rather its an indicative sign for preterm labor and the pregnant women would need to get proper intervention for this condition.