Effect of Left lateral position on Intrauterine Fetal Resuscitation among Pregnant Women with Reduced Fetal Movements

AbstractMaternal perception of decreased fetal movement is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. Although there have been several studies on interventions related to the fetal movements count, most focused on adverse perinatal outcomes, and little is known about the impact of the fetal movement count on maternal behavior after the perception of decreased fetal movement. We investigated the impact of the daily fetal movement count on maternal behavior after the perception of decreased fetal movement and on the stillbirth rate in this prospective population-based study. Pregnant women in Shiga prefecture of Japan were asked to count the time of 10 fetal movements from 34 weeks of gestation. We analyzed 101 stillbirths after the intervention compared to 121 stillbirths before the intervention. In multivariable analysis, maternal delayed visit to a health care provider after the perception of decreased fetal movement significantly reduced after the intervention (aOR 0.31, 95% CI 0.11–0.83). Our regional stillbirth rates in the pre-intervention and post-intervention periods were 3.06 and 2.70 per 1000 births, respectively. Informing pregnant women about the fetal movement count was associated with a reduction in delayed maternal reaction after the perception of decreased fetal movement, which might reduce stillbirths.

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204: Is there an association between reduced fetal movements at term and placental histopathological findings?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.1016/j.ajog.2019.11.220 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 222 (1) ◽

pp. S140-S141

Author(s):

Michal Levy ◽

Michal Kovo ◽

Yakira Izaik ◽

Isca luwisch Cohen ◽

Hadas Ganer Herman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Histopathological Findings ◽

Reduced Fetal Movements ◽

Fetal Movements

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Effect of dynamic position changes on adenoma detection rate during colonoscope withdrawal: systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopy International Open ◽

10.1055/a-1265-6634 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 08 (12) ◽

pp. E1842-E1849

Author(s):

Venkat Nutalapati ◽

Madhav Desai ◽

Vivek Sandeep Thoguluva-Chandrasekar ◽

Mojtaba Olyaee ◽

Amit Rastogi

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Detection Rate ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Lateral Position ◽

Adenoma Detection Rate ◽

Position Change ◽

Withdrawal Time ◽

Left Lateral Position ◽

Adenoma Detection ◽

Withdrawal Phase

Abstract Background and study aims The adenoma detection rate (ADR) is an important quality metric of colonoscopy. Higher ADR correlates with lower incidence of interval colorectal cancer. ADR is variable between endoscopists and depends upon the withdrawal technique amongst other factors. Dynamic position change (lateral rotation of patients with a view to keep the portion of the colon being inspected at a higher level) helps with luminal distension during the withdrawal phase. However, impact of this on ADR is not known in a pooled sample. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the impact of dynamic position changes during withdrawal phase of colonoscopy on ADR Methods A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Database was conducted from each database’s inception to search for studies comparing dynamic position changes during colonoscope withdrawal with static left lateral position (control). The primary outcome of interest was ADR. Other studied outcomes were polyp detection rate (PDR) and withdrawal time. Outcomes were reported as pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) with statistical significance (P < 0.05). RevMan 5.3 software was used for statistical analysis. Results Six studies were included in our analysis with 2860 patients. Of these, dynamic position change was implemented in 1177 patients while 1183 patients served as the controls. ADR was significantly higher in the dynamic position change group with pooled OR 1.36 (95 % CI, 1.15–1.61; P < 0.01). There was low heterogeneity in inclusion studies (I2 = 0 %). PDR was numerically higher in position change group (53.4 % vs 49.6 %) but not statistically significant (P = 0.16). Mean withdrawal time did not significantly change with dynamic position change (12.43 min vs 11.46 min, P = 0.27). Conclusion Position change during the withdrawal phase of colonoscopy can increase the ADR compared to static left lateral position. This is an easy and practical technique that can be implemented to improve ADR.

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