Fetal movement counting for assessment of fetal wellbeing

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Mangesi, Lindeka ^a   Hofmeyr, G J ^b  

^a Frere Maternity Hospital   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Female; Fetal monitoring *methods ; Fetal movement *physiology ; Humans; Pregnancy; Pregnancy outcome; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

ESTRIOL; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN;

ANXIETY; APGAR SCORE; CALCULATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS MOVEMENT; FETUS MOVEMENT COUNTING; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS RISK; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREDICTION; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; TEACHING;

EID: 39849100638     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004909.pub2     Document Type: Review

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