Fetal Activity in Premature Rupture of Membranes

Gonen Ohel; E. Sadovsky; Y. Aboulafia; A. Simon; G. Zajicek

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999892

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 1986; 3(4): 337-338
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999892

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Fetal Activity in Premature Rupture of Membranes

Gonen Ohel¹ , E. Sadovsky² , Y. Aboulafia² , A. Simon¹ , G. Zajicek³

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
³Hubert H. Humphrey Center for Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research, Hadassah University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Fetal movement (FM) counts by mothers with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) may be helpful in estimating fetal well being, provided FM assessment is not altered by the reduced amniotic fluid. It is possible that the decreased uterine volume restricts fetal movements, though the closer contact of the fetus to the uterine wall may enhance maternal perception of even weak FM.

The present study compared maternally perceived FM in 41 cases of PROM to 120 uncomplicated pregnancies.

No significant differences in FM counts were detected between the two groups at any of the gestational ages. Fetal movement counts by mothers with PROM, therefore, can assist fetal surveillance as is the case in pregnancies with intact membranes.

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