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Review Question - QID 216991

QID 216991 (Type "216991" in App Search)
A 34-year-old gravida 3 para 2 woman at 38-weeks gestation presents to the emergency room due to feeling painful contractions at home. She has had minimal prenatal care during this pregnancy but completed a sonogram at 20-weeks gestation which showed no fetal abnormalities. Her temperature is 98.2°F (36.8°C), blood pressure is 100/50 mmHg, pulse is 90/min, and respirations are 12/min. Her abdomen is nontender and a gravid uterus is noted. Digital cervical exam reveals a 4 cm dilated cervix. She is admitted to the labor and delivery floor, and external fetal monitoring is initiated. The fetal heart tracing is shown in Figure A. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this fetal heart tracing?
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