Amniocentesis in the second trimester: the effect on fetal movement.
Linear array real-time ultrasound was utilized to observe gross fetal body movements before and after second-trimester amniocentesis. No significant differences were found between the two observation periods. All pregnancies continued to term, and no evidence of fetal trauma was found at delivery.
D000649:Amniocentesis; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second