Table 2 Maternal report of practices of monitoring fetal movements and their perception of fetal movements during the last 2 weeks of pregnancy

During this pregnancy did your healthcare provider tell you about or ask you to keep track of your baby’s movement?

No

Reference

Reference

Yes

0.59 (0.4, 0.86)

0.55 (0.36, 0.86)

Did you keep track of your baby’s movement during this pregnancy?

No

Reference

Reference

Yes

0.55 (0.37, 0.8)

0.54 (0.35, 0.83)

How would you describe this baby’s usual movements?

Less than average movement

1.56 (0.77, 3.18)

2.21 (0.99, 4.98)

Average movements

Reference

Reference

Above average movements

0.94 (0.61, 1.44)

0.90 (0.56, 1.44)

Constant movement

0.89 (0.44, 1.80)

0.98 (0.55, 2.11)

Once you were aware of your baby’s usual pattern of movement, was there any time your baby’s movements were unusual?

No

Reference

Reference

Yes, a little bit less

2.7 (1.55, 4.72)

2.82 (1.52, 5.24)

Yes, significantly less

12.9 (7.17, 23.4)

14.13 (7.27, 27.45)

Yes, a little bit more

2.53 (1.24, 5.14)

2.61 (1.20, 5.66)

Yes, significantly more

5.76 (1.98, 16.7)

5.60 (1.69, 18.49)

During the last two weeks of this pregnancy, did the STRENGTH of your baby’s movements

Stay the same

Reference

Reference

Decrease

2.83 (1.78, 4.49)

2.53 (1.51, 4.23)

Increase

0.38 (0.21, 0.67)

0.42 (0.23, 0.78)

During the last two weeks of this pregnancy, did the FREQUENCY of your baby’s movements....

Stay the same

Reference

Reference

Decrease

3.29 (2.16, 5.03)

2.97 (1.86, 4.72)

Increase

0.32 (0.14, 0.73)

0.36 (0.15, 0.85)

Did you usually feel your baby move at bedtime during this pregnancy?

No

Reference

Reference

Yes

1.22 (0.44, 3.39)

1.37 (0.45, 4.23)

Did you feel your baby move at bedtime on the last night of this pregnancy?

No

Reference

Reference

Yes

0.11 (0.06, 0.19)

0.11 (0.06, 0.21)

During the last two weeks of this pregnancy, did you notice any time that your baby was more vigorous than usual)?

No

Reference

Reference

Yes, once.

4.24 (2.36, 7.62)

4.30 (2.25, 8.24)

Yes, sometimes.

0.46 (0.28, 0.75)

0.44 (0.25, 0.75)

Yes, often.

0.55 (0.23, 1.31)

0.71 (0.28, 1.81)

Did you experience your baby having hiccup like movements?

No

Reference

Reference

Yes

0.88 (0.54, 1.43)

0.61 (0.34, 1.08)

If you noticed your baby having hiccup like movements, how long would each episode last on average?

Less than 5 min

Reference

Reference

5 or more than 5 min

1.60 (1.02, 2.50)

1.42 (0.86, 2.36)

If your baby experienced hiccup like movements, how often did you notice them?

Once or twice throughout this pregnancy

Reference

Reference

Weekly

1.43 (0.69, 2.98)

1.05 (0.48, 2.31)

Daily

2.29 (1.15, 4.56)

1.83 (0.87, 3.88)