Women's experiences of two different self-assessment methods for monitoring fetal movements in full-term pregnancy : a crossover trial
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2014
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Background: Low maternal awareness of fetal movements is associated with negative birth outcomes. Knowledge regarding pregnant women's compliance with programs of systematic self-assessment of fetal movements is needed. The aim of this study was to investigate women's experiences using two different self-assessment methods for monitoring fetal movements and to determine if the women had a preference for one or the other method. Methods: Data were collected by a crossover trial; 40 healthy women with an uncomplicated full-term pregnancy counted the fetal movements according to a Count-to-ten method and assessed the character of the movements according to the Mindfetalness method. Each self-assessment was observed by a midwife and followed by a questionnaire. A total of 80 self-assessments was performed; 40 with each method. Results: Of the 40 women, only one did not find at least one method suitable. Twenty of the total of 39 reported a preference, 15 for the Mindfetalness method and five for the Count-to-ten method. All 39 said they felt calm, relaxed, mentally present and focused during the observations. Furthermore, the women described the observation of the movements as safe and reassuring and a moment for communication with their unborn baby. Conclusions: In the 80 assessments all but one of the women found one or both methods suitable for self-assessment of fetal movements and they felt comfortable during the assessments. More women preferred the Mindfetalness method compared to the count-to-ten method, than vice versa. |
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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-16129 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-349 PMID 25288075 ISI:000343175500001 |
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eng |
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Högskolan Dalarna, Omvårdnad Sophiahemmet Högskola Kvinnor och Barns Hälsa, Uppsala Universitet Kvinnor och Barns Hälsa, Uppsala Universitet Sahlgrenska Akademin, Göteborgs Universitet |
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 1471-2393, 2014, 14, |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #fetal movements #crossover trial #pregnancy #self-assessment #Health Sciences #Hälsovetenskaper |
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Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text |