Table 5 FHR classification into normal, suspicious, pathological including need for action (based on FIGO).

Category	Definition
* does not apply to accelerations
Normal	All four assessment criteria are normal(no action required)
Suspicious	At least one assessment criterion is suspicious and all others are normal(need for action: conservative)
Pathological	At least one assessment criterion is pathological* or two or more are suspicious(need for action: conservative and invasive)