ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2016
Perinatal outcomes of reduced fetal movements: a cohort study.
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- Risk Factors for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Reduced Fetal Movement: An IPD Meta-Analysis.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- A better understanding of the association between maternal perception of foetal movements and late stillbirth-findings from an individual participant data meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical utility of inpatient monitoring for reduced fetal movements in the absence of fetal pathology.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
- Immediate induction versus expectant management in primiparas presenting with decreased fetal movements at 39 weeks.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Article
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- "Smoking during pregnancy - Perinatal outcomes, financial implications, and tobacco treatment services".Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
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- The CErebro Placental RAtio as indicator for delivery following perception of reduced fetal movements, protocol for an international cluster randomised clinical trial; the CEPRA study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Impact of Covid-19 on attendances for a 1st episode of reduced fetal movements: A retrospective observational study.PloS one · 2021Observational
- Accelerations of the Fetal Heart Rate in the Screening for Fetal Growth Restriction at 34-38 Week's Gestation.Global journal of pediatrics & neonatal care · 2021Article
- Fetal Movement Counting Using Optical Fibre Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Reduced Fetal Movements and Perinatal Mortality.Materia socio-medica · 2020Review
- Correlation study between increased fetal movement during the third trimester and neonatal outcome.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- My Baby's Movements: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to raise maternal awareness of fetal movements during pregnancy study protocol.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Increased labor induction and women presenting with decreased or altered fetal movements - a population-based survey.PloS one · 2019Article
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- Antenatal placental assessment in the prediction of adverse pregnancy outcome after reduced fetal movement.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe perception of reduced fetal movement (RFM) is an important marker of fetal wellbeing and is associated with poor perinatal outcome (such as intra-uterine death).
methodsWe conducted a prospective study of women presenting with RFM over 28 weeks' gestation to a tertiary-level maternity hospital. We examined pregnancy outcomes and compared them to a retrospectively collected control group delivering contemporaneously.
resultsIn total, 275 presentations were analysed in the RFM group, with 264 in the control group. Women with RFM were more likely to be nulliparous (p = 0.002) and have an induction of labour (p = 0.0011). 26.5 % (n = 73) of cases were admitted following presentation with RFM, and 79.4 % (n = 58) delivered on primary presentation. Overall, 15.2 % (n = 42) women were induced for RFM specifically.
conclusionThis prospective study shows the increased burden of care required by those with RFM, including increased neonatal unit admission rates, increased induction rates and higher surveillance demands, demonstrating the need for increased attention to this area of practice.
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