title: Fetal breathing movements before oxytocin induction in prolonged pregnancies.
abstract: Fetal breathing movements were recorded before elective labor induction in 65 patients with uncomplicated prolonged pregnancies. Breathing activity was observed in 41 patients and was absent in 24. Comparison of these two groups indicated that the induction period was significantly shorter and the oxytocin requirement significantly lower in the group with no fetal breathing movements (mean, 319.3 vs 648.5 minutes and 1133.7 vs 2708.4 mIU, respectively). These findings remained valid regardless of Bishop scores. The data suggest that fetal breathing movements are predictive of the effectiveness of oxytocin induction in prolonged pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schreyer
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bar-Natan
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arieli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caspi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011273:Pregnancy, Prolonged; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010121:Oxytocin