A Study of Antepartum Cardiotocography in Mothers with Reduced Fetal Movement at Term and Its Correlation with Fetal Outcome
Keywords:
Cardiotocography,, reduced fetal movement, fetal distress,, meconium-stained liquorAbstract
Maternal perception of fetal movement is one of the first signs of fetal life and is regarded as a manifestation of fetal wellbeing. Reduced or absent fetal movements may be a warning sign of impending fetal death. According to the various tracings
obtained on cardiotocography (CTG), categorization can be done into normal, suspicious or abnormal/pathological and thereby
fetal jeopardy can be reliably predicted. This study was designed to evaluate the CTG findings in mothers with complaint of
reduced fetal movement and their fetal outcome at term. It was seen that abnormal and suspicious CTG were more commonly
associated with meconium-stained liquor at delivery; also they were associated with a higher rate of cesarean section with fetal
distress being the most common indication among these two groups.
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