Non Stress Test as a Predictor of Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Patients Presenting with Reduced Fetal Movement at Term.

Background: Establishing the predictive utility of Non stress test could be helpful to improve perinatal outcome especially in countries like Nepal, with heavy workload and limited resources. The aim of the study was to assess association between Non stress test abnormalities and fetal outcome in terms of Apgar score and newborn intensive care unit admission rate for patient with decreased fetal movement.

Methods: The study included total 54 women with decreased fetal movement at term without any pregnancy complication not in labor admitted to paropakar maternity and women's hospital, Thapathali, Kathmandu from June 2020 to December 2020.