EXPORT CITATION

Chapter-04 Fetal Behavior in Normal Pregnancy and Diabetic Pregnancy

BOOK TITLE: Donald School Textbook of Diabetic Pregnancy and Ultrasound

Author
1. Kurjak Asim
2. Panchal Sonal
ISBN
9789352701964
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18036_6
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
16
Author Affiliations
2. Rainbow Hospitals, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Dubrovnik International University, Dubrovnik, Croatia; , Dr Nagori’s Institute for Infertility and IVF; Centre of Excellence for Ian, Donald School Inter-university of Medical, Ultrasound, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Dr Nagori’s Institute for Infertility and IVF, Ahmedabad, India, Dr Nagori’s Institute for Infertility and IVF, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Dr Nagori’s Institute for Infertility and IVF, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Dubrovnik International University, Croatia, Ahmedabad, India, Dr Nagori’s Institute for Infertility and IVF, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; Dubrovnik International University, Croatia; Ian Donald School, India
Chapter keywords
Ultrasound, three-dimensional ultrasound, central nervous system, CNS, fetal activity, fetal behavior, cyclic motility, neurological function

Abstract

Ultrasound has been a modality of choice for assessment of the development of the embryo and fetus in the womb. Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound has made the study of the fetal anatomy even more accurate and understandable. But the fetal development is not only the development of the structures, it is also their functionality. The fetal activity observed or recorded with ultrasound equipment is fetal behavior. Study of the fetal movements has been found to be more correlating with the fetal central nervous system (CNS) development. Studies have shown that the development and maturation of the fetal nervous system is reflected by quality and quantity of fetal movements. On comparing the fetal movements with morphological studies, it was found that the fetal behavioral patterns directly reflected the development and maturation of fetal CNS. Therefore, assessment of fetal behavior in different periods of gestation can help to distinguish normal brain from abnormal during different phases of development.

Related Books

© 2019 Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) LTD.   |   All Rights Reserved