The interaction between cervix and corpus uteri in the generation of intra-amniotic pressure in labour.
Theoretically, the response of the cervix to myometrial activity should affect the intra-amniotic pressure waveform. Clinical assessment of cervical response, in 80 induced labours, has been correlated with various waveform parameters. More abrupt and more rapid rises in intra-amniotic pressure are associated with the non-responding cervix. The clinical implications are discussed.
D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000187:drug effects; D009215:Myometrium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011312:Pressure; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects
D010121:Oxytocin