He claimed that
decreased fetal movement indicated that the brain injury had occurred 1 to 4 days before the mother came to the ED.
In the obstetric literature, factitious cases of antepartum hemorrhage, trophoblastic disease, pyrexia,
decreased fetal movement, ectopic pregnancy and hyperemesis gravida have been reported.
Some of these, such as a single complaint of
decreased fetal movement or a history of a maternal fall, may require as little as one single NST, possibly in conjunction with other testing modalities.
clinic, the mother reported
decreased fetal movement.
