The association between increased subjective sensation of fetal movements and pregnancy outcome-a prospective cohort and a retrospective comparative analysis.

To determine pregnancy outcomes in women with subjective sensation of increased fetal movements (IFM). A prospective cohort study of women after 20 weeks of gestation who were referred with subjective sensation of IFM (April 2018-April 2019) for assessment. Pregnancy outcome was compared to pregnancies with a normal sensation of fetal movements all through pregnancy who underwent obstetrical assessment at term (37-41 weeks of gestation) matched by maternal age and pre-pregnancy BMI in a 1:2 ratio. Overall, out of 28,028 women referred to the maternity ward during the study period, 153 (0.54%) presented due to subjective sensation of IFM. The latter mainly occurred during the 3 Subjective sensation of IFM is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.