Fetal movements have their own time-of-day and sleep-activity rhythm. The fetus is often most active between the hours of 9 am and 2 pm, and 7 pm to 4 am. In the last month or so of pregnancy, the ...

Acute fatty liver of pregnancy ... Metabolic acidosis, hypoglycemia, and intrauterine fetal distress are all too often observed to occur in this condition. Diagnosis and management.

Objective To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the influence of acute and chronic prenatal exercise on fetal heart rate (FHR) and umbilical and uterine blood flow metrics. Design ...

Acute fetal distress was defined by fetal heart rate abnormalities (late decelerations or decreased beat to beat variability) or by decreases in the biophysical profile score. 22 Chronic fetal ...

Acute and sustained effects of lucinactant versus poractant-alpha on pulmonary gas exchange and mechanics in premature lambs with respiratory distress syndrome. Pediatrics 2006; 117 :295–303 ...