Fetal behavioral teratology.

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med

Department of Obstetrics, University Medical Center, Lundlaan 6, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Published: October 2010

Ultrasound studies of fetal motor behavior provide direct – in vivo – insight in the functioning of the motor component of the fetal central nervous system. In this article, studies are reviewed showing changes in the first timetable of appearance of fetal movements, changes in quality and/or quantity of movements and disturbances in the development of fetal behavioral states in case of endogenous malfunctions, maternal diseases and exogenous behavioral teratogens.

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