A randomised controlled trial comparing standard or intensive management of reduced fetal movements after 36 weeks gestation-a feasibility study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Heazell, Alexander E P ^a,c   Bernatavicius, Giovanna ^a   Roberts, Stephen A ^b   Garrod, Ainslie ^a   Whitworth, Melissa K ^a   Johnstone, Edward D ^a   Gillham, Joanna C ^c   Lavender, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Human placental lactogen; Maternal anxiety; Randomised controlled trial; Reduced fetal movements

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PLACENTA LACTOGEN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MOVEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERY; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ETIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FETAL DISTRESS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; FETAL MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; STILLBIRTH; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876072132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-95     Document Type: Article

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