Rolland Souza AS, Cavalcante EVV, Macedo CA, Freitas SG, Figueiredo ATP, Alves SA, Silva TCAC, de Albuquerque Souza GF, Alves JG. The impact of maternal touch of the abdomen on cardiotocography fetal patterns.
Brain Behav 2019;
9:e01345. [PMID:
31254448 PMCID:
PMC6710198 DOI:
10.1002/brb3.1345]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Some studies suggest that maternal touch of the abdomen produces an increase in the number of movements of the fetus. However, the influence of maternal touch of the abdomen on fetal cardiotocography patterns has not been studied.
METHODS
This nonrandomized, before-after clinical trial that assessed fetal cardiotocography patterns during maternal touch of the abdomen in 28 low-risk pregnant women.
RESULTS
Baseline fetal heart rate, accelerations, decelerations, and variability did not change with maternal touch of the abdomen, but fetal movements increased (p = 0.044).
CONCLUSION
Fetal movements increases during maternal touch of the abdomen.
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