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Descriptor English: Fetal Movement
Descriptor Spanish: Movimiento Fetal
Descriptor movimiento fetal
Scope note: Actividad física del FETO dentro del útero. Los movimientos fetales, marcados o finos pueden ser monitorizados por la madre, mediante PALPACIÓN o con ULTRASONOGRAFÍA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Movimento Fetal
Descriptor French: Mouvement foetal
Entry term(s): Fetal Activities
Fetal Activity
Fetal Movements
Tree number(s): G07.345.500.325.235.374
G08.686.784.170.157.374
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005324
Scope note: Physical activity of the FETUS in utero. Gross or fine fetal body movement can be monitored by the mother, PALPATION, or ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Fetus/PH (1966-1984)
Movement (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
DeCS ID: 5433
Unique ID: D005324
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Fetal Movement - Preferred
Concept UI M0008407
Scope note Physical activity of the FETUS in utero. Gross or fine fetal body movement can be monitored by the mother, PALPATION, or ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
Preferred term Fetal Movement
Entry term(s) Fetal Activities
Fetal Activity
Fetal Movements



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