A method for monitoring uterine activity in induced labour.
A system for the quantitative assessment of uterine activity during an oxytocin-induced labour has been developed. This has been achieved using relatively simple analogue techniques and can easily be used in the labour ward alongside existing monitoring equipment. Initial results indicate that a plateau of uterine activity can be easily recognised from the display and maintained at oxytocin dosage levels below those that might normally be used.
D005260:Female; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011312:Pressure; D014159:Transducers; D014590:Uterine Contraction; D014599:Uterus / Q000502:physiology*