Gordon A (1,2,3), Chan L (2), Warrilow K (3), Wojcieszek A (3), Firth T (4), Loxton F (4), Bauman A (2), Flenady V (3,5) (1) Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney 2. University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre; (3) NHMRC Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence; (4) Safer Care Victoria; (5) Mater Research, University of Queensland adrienne.gordon@sydney.edu.au Background: Awareness and timely evaluation of women reporting decreased fetal movements (DFM) is a stillbirth
Tag Archives: Fetal movements
My Baby’s Movements: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to raise maternal awareness of fetal movements during pregnancy study protocol
Warrilow Kara (1), Gordon Adrienne (1,2), McCudden Lucy (2), Boyle Fran (1), Ellwood David (1,3), Middleton Philippa (4), Flenady Vicki (1) 1) Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; 2) Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney Medical School New South Wales, Australia; 3) School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; 4) SAHMRI Women and Kids, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute,
A systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors for and outcomes associated with reduced fetal movements in pregnancy
Carroll, Lorraine (1), Smith, Valerie (2), Gallagher, Louise (3) (1) PhD Candidate, Trinity College Dublin, (2) Professor in Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, (3) Assistant Professor in Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin Background A systematic review was conducted to synthesis the evidence on risk factors for and outcomes associated with RFM in pregnancy to determine significant associations and where possible to inform practice change. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Maternity and Infant Care,
Fetal movements in stillbirth prevention
Beatriz Arrabal Delgado (1), Maria Teresa Rivas Castillo (2), Encarnación Martinez Garcia (3) (1) Midwife, Hospital Materno-Infantil Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain; (2) Midwife, Hospital de Motril, Granada, Spain; (3) Midwife, Hospital de Guadix, Granada, Spain Background: Maternal perception of fetal movement is one of the first signs of fetal life and is regarded as a manifestation of fetal wellbeing. A significant reduction or sudden alteration in fetal movement is a potentially