Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5566127 | Women and Birth | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A total of 81 per cent of the eligible women completed the questionnaire. The overall sample of women found that the majority (96%) felt their baby move mostly in the evening. More than half of the respondents (55%) stated that they perceived frequent foetal movement on two occasions during a 24Â h period, while almost a fifth (18%) never or only once reported frequent foetal movement in a 24Â h period. Just over a quarter (26%) of respondents perceived frequent movement at least three times during a 24Â h period. Perceiving frequent foetal movements on three or more occasions during a 24Â h period, was associated with higher scores of prenatal attachment in all the three subscales. Key conclusion: Perceiving frequent foetal movements at least during three occasions per 24Â h periods in late pregnancy was associated with prenatal attachment. Implications for practice: encouraging women to focus on foetal movements may positively affect prenatal attachment, especially among multiparous women >35 years.
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Authors
Mari-Cristin Malm, Ingegerd Hildingsson, Christine Rubertsson, Ingela RÃ¥destad, Helena Lindgren,