The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative Review
The fetus movements play an important role in fetal well-being. With the continuous advancement of real-time scanning machines, it is feasible to observe the fetus movement in detail. The characteristics of fetal lower limb movements in prenatal examination have not been systematically investigated....
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| description | The fetus movements play an important role in fetal well-being. With the continuous advancement of real-time scanning machines, it is feasible to observe the fetus movement in detail. The characteristics of fetal lower limb movements in prenatal examination have not been systematically investigated. This review proposes the patterns of fetal lower limb movements, the maternal influence on fetal lower limb movements, and the application of fetal lower limb movements for the diagnosis of prenatal diseases. A systematic search of literature on the lower limb movements of the fetus in uterus was performed in the databases, namely, Web of Science and Scopus. Thirty-four publications were selected. This review demonstrates that isolated fetal lower limb movements are rare and always accompanied with the movements of other body segments. Detection of the presence of fetal leg movements seems to be of no diagnostic value for fetuses with prenatal diseases. The isolated lower limb movement was statistically significant different between fetuses of low- and high-risk pregnant women. The coordinated movements of the fetal lower limbs and other parts should be considered when analyzing fetal movements in the future study. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-213dfc798e3447c4b97509e580fa364b2025-08-20T02:03:55ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1754-21032023-01-01202310.1155/2023/4324889The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative ReviewXiaoxue Zhao0Jan Awrejcewicz1Jianpeng Li2Yuhuan He3Yaodong Gu4Faculty of Sports ScienceDepartment of Automation, Biomechanics and MechatronicsFaculty of Sports ScienceFaculty of Sports ScienceFaculty of Sports ScienceThe fetus movements play an important role in fetal well-being. With the continuous advancement of real-time scanning machines, it is feasible to observe the fetus movement in detail. The characteristics of fetal lower limb movements in prenatal examination have not been systematically investigated. This review proposes the patterns of fetal lower limb movements, the maternal influence on fetal lower limb movements, and the application of fetal lower limb movements for the diagnosis of prenatal diseases. A systematic search of literature on the lower limb movements of the fetus in uterus was performed in the databases, namely, Web of Science and Scopus. Thirty-four publications were selected. This review demonstrates that isolated fetal lower limb movements are rare and always accompanied with the movements of other body segments. Detection of the presence of fetal leg movements seems to be of no diagnostic value for fetuses with prenatal diseases. The isolated lower limb movement was statistically significant different between fetuses of low- and high-risk pregnant women. The coordinated movements of the fetal lower limbs and other parts should be considered when analyzing fetal movements in the future study.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4324889 |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoxue Zhao Jan Awrejcewicz Jianpeng Li Yuhuan He Yaodong Gu The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative Review Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative Review |
| title_full | The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative Review |
| title_short | The Lower Limb Movements of the Fetus in Uterus: A Narrative Review |
| title_sort | lower limb movements of the fetus in uterus a narrative review |
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