Management of Decreased Fetal Movements

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 307-311

  Frøen, J Frederik ^a,b   Tveit, Julie Victoria Holm ^c   Saastad, Eli ^a,d   Børdahl, Per E ^e   Stray Pedersen, Babill ^c   Heazell, Alexander E P ^f   Flenady, Vicki ^g   Fretts, Ruth C ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

decreased fetal movements; fetal distress; fetal growth restriction; guidelines; management; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNIOSCOPY; CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DECREASED FETUS MOVEMENT; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS DISTRESS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MOVEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STILLBIRTH;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 47349131842     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.04.015     Document Type: Review

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