A kick from within - Fetal movement counting and the cancelled progress in antenatal care

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-24

  Frøen, J Frederik ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fetal death; Fetal monitoring; Fetal movements

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH;

FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL MOVEMENT; FETUS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MEDLINE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 1442276348     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2004.003     Document Type: Review

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