Fetal Movements

Reduced fetal movements

The association between a reduction in fetal movements (RFM) and stillbirth has been noted for at least 450 years. This was formalised from the 1970s onwards in a series of studies that noted the increased incidence of stillbirth and FGR in women presenting with RFM, which in some cases preceded intrauterine fetal death by several days. Interpretation of the literature relating RFM to stillbirt...

Reduced Fetal Movements

Reduced Fetal Movements

Maternal awareness of fetal movements serves as an indicator of fetal wellbeing and its reduction alerts clinicians to pregnancies at risk of complications. A reduction of fetal movements (FM) causes concern and anxiety, both for the mother and obstetrician, and is a common reason for referral to hospital. Decreased fetal movements affect up to 15% of pregnancies (Sergent et al., 2005; Heazell ...

the diagnostic value of three fetal movements counting in one hour by mother in the diagnosis of decreased fetal movements

the diagnostic value of three fetal movements counting in one hour by mother in the diagnosis of decreased fetal movements kamalifard m[1], ghojazadeh m[2], abbasalizadeh sh[3], ghatrehsamani f[4], rabiei l[5]* received: 1 jun, 2012 accepted: 25 aug, 2012abstractbackground & aims: fetal movement counting is a method that used by the mother to quantify her baby's movements. since 1970s a va...

Abnormal fetal movements, micrognathia and pulmonary hypoplasia: a case report. Abnormal fetal movements

BACKGROUND Micrognathia is a facial malformation characterized by mandibular hypoplasia and a small, receding chin that fails to maintain the tongue in a forward position. We previously reported a system of prenatal screening that we developed to identify fetuses with compromised central nervous system function by observing fetal behavior. In this paper we report the case of a preterm infant wi...