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Persuade patients to get fetal kick counts: reduces stillbirth rate.(Obstetrics)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Close to 90% of Dr. William M. Gilbert's pregnant patients comply with his request that they record fetal kick counts starting at 28 weeks' gestation.
How does he get so many women to keep track of fetal kicks every day? By telling them that nonrandomized studies have shown that counting and recording fetal kicks every day and bringing the report to their physician can reduce the risk of stillbirth by 70% in low-risk women, he said at a meeting on antepartum and intrapartum management sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco.
The maternal and fetal histories play important roles in interpreting fetal heart rate tracings, so he asks all his pregnant patients to record daily fetal kick counts. A fetal heart rate pattern that's slightly abnormal in a normal fetus might be grossly abnormal in a growth-restricted fetus, a fetus with little ...
- Counting should be kicked.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Hald, Sherrie November 15, 2003 700+ words
The recent article on fetal kick counts has me concerned ("Persuade Patients to Get Fetal Kick Counts," Sept. 1, 2003, p. 12). Dr. William M...
- So Cal OB-GYN Launches 'BabyKick Alliance' for Stillbirth Education and...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 31, 2006 700+ words
...and safe pregnancy," continued Dr. Nguyen. Though many stillbirths remain unexplained, medical research supports daily fetal Kick Counting as an effective and reliable way to screen fetal well-being during the third trimester. Much of this stillbirth...
- Obstetrics.(CLINICAL PEARLS)(tips )
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Flamm, Bruce L. May 15, 2005 700+ words
...patient an unnecessary trip to the hospital. Many third-trimester obstetric patients are instructed to perform daily "kick counts" and go to the hospital for evaluation if there is diminished fetal movement. Instead of going straight to the hospital...
- Obesity does not spur progression of hypertension.(Obstetrics)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News January 15, 2005 700+ words
...rate testing accompanied by weekly amniotic fluid volume estimation beginning at the time of diagnosis. In addition, daily kick counts should be considered at the beginning of the third trimester Dr. Barton recommended. Abnormal nonstress tests or amniotic...
- Obesity doesn't push mild hypertension to preeclampsia.(Women's Health)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Tucker, Miriam E. February 1, 2005 700+ words
...rate testing accompanied by weekly amniotic fluid volume estimation beginning at the time of diagnosis. In addition, daily kick counts should be considered at the beginning of the third trimester. Abnormal non stress tests or amniotic fluid elevations should...
- Type 1 Diabetes and Pregnancy.(Diabetes and Pregnancy)
- The Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide Holub, Donald A. Jacobs, Thomas January 1, 1995 700+ words
...nears term, both mother and doctor must carefully monitor the baby. Mother should perform daily fetal movement checks, or "kick counts." (A decrease in movements may be a sign of fetal distress.) Since near-term fetal death is common in diabetic pregnancies...
- Mission Pharmacal Congratulates Exemplary Women's Health Researchers.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 18, 2007 700+ words
...guidelines. Her investigation found a relatively low incidence of screening for maternal serum markers for fetal abnormalities, kick counts and bacterial vaginosis, which is alarming and inconsistent with well- established obstetric guidelines. Bloom has served...
- Packers have no plans to add a running back.
- Newspaper article from: WI State Journal (Madison, WI) August 3, 2007 700+ words
...Special teams coordinator Mike Stock said he's not sure how kicks will be divided up in preseason games. "That's why every kick counts. That's why every kick is important," Stock said. "We didn't get that many game kicks last year (in preseason...
Source: HighBeam Research, Persuade patients to get fetal kick counts: reduces stillbirth...