Fetal Movement Counting Improved Identification of Fetal Growth Restriction and Perinatal Outcomes – a Multi-Centre, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Eli Saastad; Brita A. Winje; Babill Stray Pedersen; J. Frederik Frøen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028482

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Fetal Movement Counting Improved Identification of Fetal Growth Restriction and Perinatal Outcomes – a Multi-Centre, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Eli Saastad ,

* E-mail: eli.saastad@hioa.no

Affiliations Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Management, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Brita A. Winje,

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Babill Stray Pedersen,

Affiliations Division of Women and Children, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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J. Frederik Frøen

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Fetal Movement Counting Improved Identification of Fetal Growth Restriction and Perinatal Outcomes – a Multi-Centre, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Eli Saastad,
Brita A. Winje,
Babill Stray Pedersen,
J. Frederik Frøen

Published: December 21, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028482

About the Authors

Eli Saastad

* E-mail: eli.saastad@hioa.no

Affiliations Faculty of Health, Nutrition and Management, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

Brita A. Winje

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

Babill Stray Pedersen

Affiliations Division of Women and Children, Rikshospitalet, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

J. Frederik Frøen

Affiliation Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: ES BSP JFF. Performed the experiments: ES. Analyzed the data: ES BAW JFF. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: N/A. Wrote the paper: ES BAW BSP JFF.

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