Low Maternal Awareness of Fetal Movement is Associated With Small for Gestational Age Infants

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 345-352

  Saastad, Eli ^a   Ahlborg, Tone ^a   Frøen, J Frederik ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

concern; fetal activity; fetal movement; information; SGA; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 45849132671     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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