The kick chart in high-risk pregnancies: a two-year experience in Zimbabwe.
A kick chart has been recorded by 200 high-risk pregnancies during their antepartum hospitalization. Except for 19 mothers who presented with an unreliable count, this study suggests a good correlation between an abnormal kick chart and an increased risk of intrauterine death. The obstetrical outcome was much better among the patients with a normal kick chart compared to those with an abnormal count. This easy, cheap, low-technology test could be useful in developing countries when monitoring of fetal well-being is required.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Gweru Provincial Hospital, Zimbabwe.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005324:Fetal Movement; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D015030:Zimbabwe