Cochrane · systematic review · CD004909
Fetal movement counting for assessment of fetal wellbeing
Mangesi, L, Hofmeyr, GJ, Smith, V, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Routine fetal movement counting compared with mixed or undefined fetal movement counting for assessment of fetal wellbeing
Population: Pregnant women who had reached the gestational age of fetal viability
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Perinatal death and or severe morbidity (neonatal intensive care unit admission, neonatal encephalopathy) Routine fetal movement counting vs mixed or undefined fetal movement counting | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Caesarean section Routine fetal movement counting vs mixed or undefined fetal movement counting | RR 0.93 [0.6, 1.44] | 1 study · 1076 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Perinatal death Routine fetal movement counting vs mixed or undefined fetal movement counting | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1076 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Maternal anxiety Routine fetal movement counting vs mixed or undefined fetal movement counting | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1013 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Maternal‐fetal attachment Routine fetal movement counting vs mixed or undefined fetal movement counting | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 951 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Antenatal hospital admission rate per cluster (mean) Routine fetal movement counting vs mixed or undefined fetal movement counting | SMD 0.38 | 1 study · 52 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Low birthweight (< 2500 g or < 10th centile) Routine fetal movement counting vs mixed or undefined fetal movement counting | RR 0.98 [0.66, 1.44] | 1 study · 1073 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |