Methods of fetal movement counting and the detection of fetal compromise

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-154

  Heazell, A E P ^a,d   Froen J F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal growth restriction; Fetal movement counting; Fetal movements; Intrauterine death; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MOVEMENT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MONITORING; FETAL MOVEMENT; FETAL VIABILITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 41949110311     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610801912618     Document Type: Review

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