Establishing a reference value for the frequency of fetal movements using modified 'count to 10' method

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-323

  Kuwata, Tomoyuki ^a,b   Matsubara, Shigeki ^a   Ohkusa, Takashi ^b   Ohkuchi, Akihide ^a   Izumi, Akio ^a,b   Watanabe, Takashi ^a   Suzuki, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ohkusa Ladies' Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetal movements; Perinatal mortality; Reference value

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45149102693     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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