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FETAL MOVEMENTS IN SMALL‐FOR‐DATES BABIES
Author(s) -
Jarvis G. J.,
MacDonald H. N.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11274.x
Subject(s) - fetus , fetal movement , medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , fetal death , biology , genetics
Summary Subjective assessment of daily fetal movement rates is a simple clinical guide to fetal well‐being. Fetal death is unlikely to occur until the rate falls below 10 movements/l2 hours whilst a rate of less than 21 movements/l2 hours is strongly associated with a small‐for‐dates fetus and indicates the necessity for further assessment of placental function.