A Nurse Is Assisting with Transabdominal Endoscopic Fetoscopy for a Patient

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assisting with transabdominal endoscopic fetoscopy for a patient in her 18th week of pregnancy.However, the health-care provider cannot acquire a clear image of the fetus.Which of the following are factors that are likely to impair clear imaging in this situation? Select all that apply.

A) Activity of the fetus
B) Amniotic fluid that is extremely cloudy
C) Gas or feces in the maternal gastrointestinal tract
D) Maternal obesity
E) Metallic objects within the examination field