Evaluation of Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women With Decreased Fetal Movements.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Stillbirth is a devastating pregnancy outcome with far-reaching economic and psychosocial consequences, but despite significant investment, a screening tool for identifying those fetuses at risk for stillbirth remains elusive. Maternal reporting of decreased fetal movements (DFM) has been found to be associated with stillbirth and other adverse perinatal outcomes.

Objective

To examine pregnancy outcomes of women presenting with DFM in the third trimester at a tertiary Australian center with a clear clinical management algorithm.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data on all births meeting the inclusion criteria from 2009 through 2019 at Mater Mothers' Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. This is a tertiary center and Australia's largest m

SUBMITTER: Turner JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8033440 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature