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Abstract
IntroductionSome studies suggest that maternal touch of the abdomen produces an increase in the number of movements of the fetus. However, the influence of maternal touch of the abdomen on fetal cardiotocography patterns has not been studied.MethodsThis nonrandomized, before‐after clinical trial that assessed fetal cardiotocography patterns during maternal touch of the abdomen in 28 low‐risk pregnant women.ResultsBaseline fetal heart rate, accelerations, decelerations, and variability did not change with maternal touch of the abdomen, but fetal movements increased (p = 0.044).ConclusionFetal movements increases during maternal touch of the abdomen.
Highlights
Some studies suggest that maternal touch of the abdomen produces an increase in the number of movements of the fetus
Pregnant women with pregestational body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m2 or
It was observed that maternal touch in abdomen increases fetal movements and does not interfere with the other param‐ eters
Summary
Some studies suggest that maternal touch of the abdomen produces an increase in the number of movements of the fetus. The influence of mater‐ nal touch of the abdomen on fetal cardiotocography patterns has not been studied. Conclusion: Fetal movements increases during maternal touch of the abdomen. Few studies have evaluated fetal responses to maternal touch (Marx & Nagy, 2015, 2017). Some studies suggest that maternal ab‐ domen touch produces an increase in the number of movements of the arm, head, and mouth of the fetus. The influence of maternal touch on fetal heartbeat parameters has not been studied. The objective of this study was to verify fetal cardiotocography pat‐ terns to maternal touch of the abdomen
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