Fetal Movement Counting and Maternal Anxiety: A Systematic Literature Review

Erni Samutri, Erni Samutri and Lia Endriyani, Lia Endriyani (2020) Fetal Movement Counting and Maternal Anxiety: A Systematic Literature Review. Jurnal Ners & Kebidanan Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 8 (Sup 2). pp. 8-9. ISSN 2503-1856

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Abstract

Perinatal death will decrease maternal quality of life and brought the mother to experience
acute grief. Fetal movement count known as a self-screening strategy which may useful to
prevent perinatal death and improve pregnancy outcome by increase maternal awareness
of decrease fetal activity. On the other hand, this self-screening activity may increase
maternal concern, especially maternal anxiety, which the association between these
variable are inconsistent. To determine the effect of routine fetal movement counting on
maternal anxiety among pregnant women. A comprehensive search was conducted using
following database: PubMed, Science Direct and Cochrane Library without any limitation.
Evidences about maternal anxiety related to fetal movement were provided by a literature
review on the presence of anxiety among women who performing fetal movement count
during pregnancy. Five studies were included in this review which consist of four randomized
study and one systematic review. All studies were conducted in high income country, which
the result may not be generalized in lower-middle income country setting. One RCT (n=
1,013) reported lower worry on fetal movement counting group, one RCT (n= 208) reported
significant decrease in state and trait anxiety among counting group, one RCT with small
sample (n= 33) found no significant change on state and trait anxiety between control
and counting group, one RCT (n= 613) also found no significant change in psychological
status among counting group. One systematic review (n=71,458) also reported significant
decrease of maternal anxiety among counting group. This review provides sufficient
evidence that routine fetal movement counting did not increase maternal anxiety, instead
decrease maternal anxiety. Hence, fetal movement counting needs to be introduced to
women widely. Further research need to be done in other population, which included
lower-middle income country, in order to assess whether fetal movement counting shows
positive effect on maternal anxiety in general population.
Keywords: fetal movement counting; maternal; pregnant women

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	fetal movement counting; maternal; pregnant women
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User:	Mrs Ni Made Yunia Dwi Savitri
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2022 01:37
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2022 01:37
URI:	http://eprints.triatmamulya.ac.id/id/eprint/1066

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