A multigravida client at 41-weeks gestation presents in the labor and delivery unit after a non-stress test indicated that the fetus is experiencing some difficulties in utero.

Answer:

BPP provides data regarding fetal risk surveillance by examining 5 areas: fetal breathing movements, fetal movements, amniotic fluid volume, and fetal tone and heart rate. The client’s gestation has progressed past the estimated date of confinement, so the major concern is fetal well-being related to an aging placenta, not screening for fetal anomalies.