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Women descriptions of fetal movement*
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N = 876
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Gestational week 28–32
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Gestational week 33–36
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Gestational week 37+
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n (%)
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n = 190 (22)
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n = 263 (30)
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n = 423 (48)
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I. Frequency
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746 (85)
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161 (85)
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243 (92)
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342 (81)
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Decreased frequency of fetal movement
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609 (69)
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130 (68)
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197 (75)
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282 (67)
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Absence of fetal movement
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137 (16)
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31 (16)
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46 (17)
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60 (14)
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II. Intensity
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343 (39)
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85 (45)
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111 (42)
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147 (35)
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Weaker fetal movements
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277 (32)
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65 (34)
|
90 (34)
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122 (29)
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Indistinct fetal movements
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66 (8)
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20 (10)
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21 (8)
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25 (6)
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III. Character
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252 (29)
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46 (24)
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70 (27)
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136 (32)
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Changed pattern of movements
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141 (16)
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36 (19)
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34 (13)
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71 (17)
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Slower movements
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111 (13)
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10 (5)
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36 (14)
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65 (15)
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IV. Duration
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38 (4)
|
7 (4)
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13 (5)
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18 (4)
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- *The quotations could be placed in more than one category but each quotation was only placed in one subcategory
