Fetal Movement Monitoring: How Are We Doing as Educators?

Maternal Perception and Antenatal Advice regarding Fetal Movements in Al-Gharbyia Governorate, Egypt

“…This result agrees with Berndl et al, (2013) (24) and Saastad el al., (2008) (25) . While, Malm et al, (2014) (26) , indicated that low maternal awareness of fetal movements is associated with negative birth outcomes.…”

“…Pregnant women should understand that fetal movements are significant and that they change during pregnancy, both in number and strength (29) . This result agrees with Maputle and Mothiba (2006) (23 , and Berndl et al, (2013) (24) . A considerable proportion of the surveyed women had no clue of the expected normal frequency of fetal movement despite the fact that any alteration in regular fetal activity in the last trimester of pregnancy may be a signal for impending stillbirth.…”

“…It seems that the variation in the results could be due to the differences in the type of sampling and scoring system used. Our findings on sources of information about fetal movement are consistent with those of Berndl et al, (2013) (24) Raynes -Greenow et al, (2013) (28) , and Olagbuji et al, (2014) (32) , which showed that doctors and nurses are the leading sources of information to women about fetal movement . While, the result was inconsistent with Maputle and Mothiba (2006) (23) , who indicated that a significant number of mothers (54 %) received information about fetal movement from mothers / significant others which could be inaccurate.…”

“…Also, Maputle and Mothiba (2006) (23) , indicated that the responses from their participants confirm a knowledge deficit on fetal movement. While, according to Berndl et al, (2013) (24) , less than half of the women in their study had the right knowledge regarding fetal movement. It seems that the variation in the results could be due to the differences in the type of sampling and scoring system used.…”

“…This may be related to the fact that only 2.7 % of our subjects received (28) . While previous researchers found that approximately half of the women with decreased fetal movement waited more than 24 hours before accessing care (23,24) . On the other hand, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' guidelines in the United Kingdom recommended that women who are concerned about reduced fetal movements should not wait until the next day for assessment (27) .…”