ASSESSMENT OF OBSTETRIC FACTORS AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN WOMEN WITH DECREASED FETAL MOVEMENT BEYOND 34 WEEKS OF GESTATION

Abstract

Fetal movements are a sign of fetal well-being and its count is a non-invasive method of screening for the fetus at risk of poor pregnancy outcomes. The wide and multifactorial etiology of decreased fetal movements is a dilemma and data on its association with obstetric factors is conicting. Maternal perception of fetal movements is a self-screening method for assessing fetal well-being and serves as an indirect measure of central nervous system integrity and function. This study aims to assess obstetric factors in women with decreased fetal movement beyond 34 weeks of gestation and its pregnancy outcomes. Summary: There was a higher incidence of poor fetal outcome and stillbirth in cases of high-risk group. Decreased FM being an indicator of fetal compromise, fetuses with non-reassuring CTG were delivered on admission and thus few of them were managed to have had good perinatal outcomes.