Behavioral states and state-related heart rate and motor activity patterns in the newborn infant and the fetus ante partum. A comparative study. III. Analysis of sleep state-related motor activity patterns.
Evaluation of fetal movements revealed a striking difference of motor activity during assumed quiet sleep and active sleep in the fetus. Furthermore, motor activity was found to be enhanced in post-term fetuses. Consequences for the methods of fetal acceleration determination (FAD) and daily fetal movement count (DFMC) are discussed.
D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology