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fetal movements

phrase

B1CEFR level
20/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

The kicks and rolls of the baby felt by the mother, whose reduction can signal fetal compromise.

Always advise women to report reduced fetal movements without delay.

Topic: Maternity in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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