title: "Spurious" labour - does it matter?
abstract: The obstetrical outcome of 357 pregnancies complicated by "spurious" labour was documented and compared with that in a control group. Patients with spurious labour were more likely to have had a spontaneous or induced abortion in the preceding pregnancy. In almost 85% of patients, the painful uterine contractions had ceased within 1 hour of hospital admission and there was no increased fetal morbidity in this group. There was a significantly increased incidence of meconium-stained liquor in patients who continued to have painful uterine contractions, but in whom labour did not ensue. Placental abnormalities were significantly more common in patients with spurious labour.
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid; D001034:Apgar Score; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D007902:Length of Stay; D008470:Meconium; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy