Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Department of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Pregnancy Outcomes of Reduced Fetal Movement and its Determinant Factors: A Case Control Study
  Author(s): Habtamu Gebrehana Belay*, Animut Tagele Tamiru and Abenezer Melkie Semahagn*
  
  Background: Maternal perception of fetal movements is a self-screening method for assessing fetal well-being. There was limited evidence on pregnancy outcomes of reduced fetal movement in Ethiopia. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess pregnancy outcome of reduced fetal movement and its determinant factors. Methods: Unmatched case control study design was conducted. All mothers were recruited from delivery ward in Injibara General Hospital, from 1st February to May 30th 2019. Cases were mothers who were presented with reduced fetal movement and controls were mothers who were not perceived reduced fetal movement. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions model were fitted to identify factors associated with reduced fetal movement. An adjusted odds ratio with 95 % confidence interval (CI) was .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-7214.20.17.354

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