Midwives' and obstetricians' knowledge and management of women presenting with decreased fetal movements

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-339

  Heazell, Alexander E P ^a,e   Green, Matthew ^a   Wright, Caroline ^a   Flenady, Vicki ^b   Frøen, J Frederik ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current clinical practice; Evidence based medicine; Fetal movements; Intra uterine fetal death; Intra uterine growth restriction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MONITORING; FETAL MOVEMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 39849104756     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340801902034     Document Type: Article

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