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Fetal Movement

Known as: Fetal Activities, Fetal Activity, Fetal Movements 
Physical activity of the FETUS in utero. Gross or fine fetal body movement can be monitored by the mother, PALPATION, or ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
National Institutes of Health

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Decreased fetal movement
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Suboptimal care in stillbirths – a retrospective audit study
Background. Stillbirth rates have decreased radically over the last decades. One reason for this is improved perinatal care. The… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Decreased fetal movements: background, assessment, and clinical management
A reduction or cessation of fetal movements (FMs) is frequently reported by pregnant women and causes concern and anxiety… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Part I. Amyoplasia: a common, sporadic condition with congenital contractures.
A specific congenital contracture (arthrogryposis) syndrome has been recognized in 135 out of 350 patients with various kinds of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Advanced Abdominal Pregnancy- Observations in 10 Cases
Advanced abdominal pregnancy was encountered 10 times in 102,000 deliveries over a period of 10 years at 1 hospital. The clinical… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Numerical analysis of the human fetal heart rate: the quality of ultrasound records.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Ultrasonographic study of fetal movements.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
FETAL MOVEMENTS AS AN INDICATOR OF FETAL WELLBEING
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Patterns of human fetal breathing activity at 34 to 35 weeks' gestational age.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Congenital myotonic dystrophy in Britain. I. Clinical aspects.
A clinical and genetic study of congenital myotonic dystrophy in Britain has been carried out in 70 patients from 54 sibships… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Prenatal development of spontaneous and evoked activity in the rat (Rattus norvegicus albinus).
I. The characteristics of prenatal spontaneous activity of rat fetuses of 16 through 20 days of gestation, and the development of… 
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