Detection and management of decreased fetal movements in Ireland: A national survey of midwives' and obstetricians' practices

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-49

  Smith, Valerie ^a   Begley, Cecily ^a   Devane, Declan ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Decreased fetal movements; Fetal movement counting; Fetal movements; Kick charts

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; FETAL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDWIFERY; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84889643643     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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