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quickening

English translation: first sensation of fetal movement

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English term or phrase:quickening
Selected answer:first sensation of fetal movement
Entered by: Fan Gao

10:53 Sep 15, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Pregnancy
English term or phrase: quickening
In a health care manual on pregancy this term appears which I understand to mean the feeling of the baby moving inside the pregnant woman.

My question is: Is this the correct / most common way of putting it or is there a better expression that should or could be used?

The term on its own just sounds strange to me and it's going to court so I really need to get the correct terminology.

Thanks,
Mark
Fan Gao
Australia
Local time: 18:28
first sensation of fetal movement
Explanation:
"Quickening" is used quite commonly both by lay people and health professionals, but obviously not everyone in a courtroom will understand it, so "first sensation of fetal movement" might be preferable.
Selected response from:

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 10:28
Grading comment
Thank you for your help:)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +11first sensation of fetal movement
Dr Sue Levy (X)


  

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first sensation of fetal movement


Explanation:
"Quickening" is used quite commonly both by lay people and health professionals, but obviously not everyone in a courtroom will understand it, so "first sensation of fetal movement" might be preferable.

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 10:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you for your help:)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead
5 mins
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
10 mins
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Rachel Fell
2 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Martinique
2 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  niczav
2 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Alexander Demyanov
7 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Tatiana Nero (X)
10 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  NancyLynn: and what a feeling it is.... :-)
11 hrs
  -> yes, you feel like a football ;-) thanks :-)
agree  Michael Barnett: Yes, usually first felt in the 19th week of pregnancy.
14 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Will Matter: Nice rewording, excellent suggestion, good job.
19 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 19 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
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