Effects of Fetal Movement Counting on Maternal and Fetal Outcome Among High Risk Pregnant Woman
Condition: High Risk; Pregnancy
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Up till now, there is insufficient evidence that daily fetal movement counting for pregnant
      women who are already have a history of high risk pregnancy is beneficial or not in term of
      early detection and preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes.

      Aim The aim of the current study is to evaluate the effect of fetal movement counting on
      maternal and fetal outcome
    

Detailed description: 
      The researchers met the pregnant women in antenatal clinics during their routine follow up.
      Woman who was eligible to be recruited in the study signed the consent after description of
      the study's purpose. Pregnant women in the study group received verbal information regarding
      normal fetal movements (i.e. description of the changing pattern of movement as the fetus
      develops, normal sleep/wake cycles, and factors which may modify the mother's perception of
      movements such as maternal weight and placental position), and its importance to be followed
      during the third trimester. Further, each pregnant woman in the study group was trained how
      to count the fetal movement (i.e.lying down on her left side after taking her meal, and
      concentrating on fetal movements, calculate it three times per day, half an hour/ one time
      and record it in the chart). As a rule, if there are less than 10 movements felt in 2 hours,
      women should contact her health care provider immediately (Royal college of obstetrician &
      gynecologists, 2011). Fetal movements counting chart was provided and women telephoned once a
      week in order to ensure proper recording. They also asked to present the fetal movements'
      chart to the researcher and thier health care providers in each antenatal follow up visit.
      Pregnant women in both groups; the study and the control groups followed according to thier
      antenatal visits schedule till delivery. Women in the control group received the antenatal
      hospital standard care. The maternal and neonatal outcomes had been assessed at delivery
      unit.
    

Intervention name(s): Fetal movement count
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Pregnant women in the study group received verbal information regarding normal fetal movements (i.e. description of the changing pattern of movement as the fetus develops, normal sleep/wake cycles, and factors which may modify the mother's perception of movements such as maternal weight and placental position), and its importance to be followed during the third trimester. A chart for fetal movements counting provided and to ensure proper performance of this task, women telephoned once a week. They also asked to show the fetal movements chart to the researcher and the health care providers in each visit. Women followed according to her antenatal visits schedule till delivery.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Intervention group versus control group
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Prevention
Keywords: Fetal Movement; Maternal Outcome; Risk Pregnancy