ROBERT, DONALD CATON, Luls B, &RET, CARLYLE LEON MANN, AND DONALD H. BARRON. Fetal brainmaternal aorta tm~erature d@erences in sheep. Am. J, Physiol. 2 17(6) : I6 194622, I969.-Thermocouples were implanted chronically in the fetal brain and maternal aorta respectively of 1 I pregnant Dorset and Columbian ewes, at stages between the 122nd and 139th days of gestation. In six apparently unstressed...

BACKGROUND Women experiencing decreased fetal movements (DFM) are at increased risk of adverse outcomes, including stillbirth. Fourteen delivery units in Norway registered all cases of DFM in a population-based quality assessment. We found that information to women and management of DFM varied significantly between hospitals. We intended to examine two cohorts of women with DFM before and durin...

BACKGROUND Current evidence suggests that fetal movements are an important indicator of fetal well-being. About a quarter of women who present with decreased fetal movements have adverse perinatal outcomes such as intrauterine growth restriction and stillbirth. There are no New Zealand studies reporting maternal knowledge about fetal movements in late pregnancy. AIMS To determine what informa...

In this chapter, the evolution of techniques employed to forecast fetal well-being is considered. The focus is on testing procedures that depend on fetal physical activities, including movement, breathing, amnionic fluid production, and heart rate. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1999), the goal of antepartum fetal surveillance is to prevent fetal death. In...

Actocardiogram: Ultrasonic Doppler actocardiogram was simultaneous tracing of FHR and fetal movement signals on the monitoring chart, created in 1984 by Maeda. Fetal behavior was easily studied, false-positive nonreactive FHR and physiological sinusoidal FHR were differentiated, the severity of fetal CNS lesion and common fetal disorders were determined, short and long-term outcomes were diagno...

This study evaluated whether motor activity prior to birth is predictive of motor behavior and temperament in neonates, infants, and toddlers. Three measures of fetal motor activity (activity level, amplitude, and number of movements) were collected at 24, 30, and 36 weeks of gestation in 52 healthy fetuses using Doppler-based actography. Postnatal data collection included a neurobehavioral ass...