Use of the fetal movement chart.

نویسندگان

  • P R Beach
  • P W Duff
  • M T Everett
چکیده

Over a five-year period in general practice, 44 antenatal patients with the risk of placental insufficiency charted the movements of their fetuses. Two stillbirths were possibly prevented and four patients had a false positive result - that is, an abnormal recording without fetal compromise. The method of charting fetal movements is discussed and results are presented in support of the chart's use.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners

دوره 33 252  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1983