The Effects of Fetal Movements Counting on Maternal-Fetal Attachment: A Randomised Controlled Trial
| Autor: | Sahand Shams, Lobat Jafarzadeh, Masoumeh Delaram |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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ultrasound screening
Fetus medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Obstetrics business.industry lcsh:R Clinical Biochemistry Significant difference lcsh:Medicine General Medicine Prenatal care medicine.disease law.invention Randomized controlled trial gestation period law Fetal movement medicine Maternal fetal Gestation business mother-to-child attachment behaviour |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp LC28-LC31 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/jcdr/2018/30819.11562 |
| Popis: | Introduction: With the decrease in fetal activity, the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes increases and timely reporting by mother may decrease the risk of fetal death. There are conflicting reports about the impact of fetal movement counting on maternal-fetal attachment and this study is trying to address this issue. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of fetal movements counting on maternal-fetal attachment. Materials and Methods: In a randomised controlled trial from October 2012 to December 2013, 250 nulliparous women referred to Health Centers to receive the prenatal care. The Ultrasound screening was performed in 16th-18th weeks of gestation and multiple pregnancy and fetal malformations were excluded (n=4). Thirty-eight of participants did not return the baseline questionnaire and 208 women were randomly allocated into the two groups to either fetal movement counting or to standard antenatal care. Main outcome was maternal-fetal attachment, measured by the Prenatal Attachment Inventory. The analysis was performed by SPSS and p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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