Perinatal effects of cervical vibration.
Possible perinatal effects of elective cervical vibration during first-stage labor were studied in 20 subjects. Assessment of fetal status was based on biophysical and biochemical methods, whereas at birth the infant was evaluated clinically and biochemically. With the reservation required by the small sample it is concluded that cervical vibration by itself is perinatally safe.
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D001034:Apgar Score; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007747:Labor Stage, First; D007751:Labor, Induced; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen