title: Ethnic influence on uterine activity in spontaneous normal labour.
abstract: Uterine activity in spontaneous normal labour was studied in Singaporean Malay women at term with a singleton vertex presentation. Nulliparae had significantly higher uterine activity compared with their multiparous counterparts. Uterine activity in the Malay population was compared with that of a similar Chinese population. When controlled for parity, maternal height and birthweight of babies, there was no difference in uterine activity between the two groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arulkumaran
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gibb
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ratnam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000502:physiology; D008296:Malaysia / Q000208:ethnology; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012846:Singapore; D013997:Time Factors; D014590:Uterine Contraction