The physiology of uterine contractions

Studies in animals and humans indicate that uterine performance can be successfully monitored during pregnancy using uterine electromyography. Uterine electromyography could be used to better define management in a variety of conditions associated with human labor. The potential benefits of the prop...

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Published inClinics in perinatology Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 665
Main Authors Maul, Holger, Maner, William L, Saade, George R, Garfield, Robert E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2003
Subjects
Electromyography
Female
Humans
Labor, Obstetric - physiology
Models, Biological
Myometrium - physiology
Pregnancy
Uterine Contraction - physiology
Uterus - physiology
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Summary:Studies in animals and humans indicate that uterine performance can be successfully monitored during pregnancy using uterine electromyography. Uterine electromyography could be used to better define management in a variety of conditions associated with human labor. The potential benefits of the proposed instrumentation and method include: reducing the rate of preterm delivery, improving maternal and perinatal outcome, monitoring treatment, decreasing cesarean-section rate, and providing research methods to better understand uterine function.
ISSN:0095-5108
DOI:10.1016/S0095-5108(03)00105-2