Does external tocodynamometry increase maternal perception of uterine contractions?
A prospective study was performed on 63 women at risk for preterm delivery who recorded maternally perceived contractions for 1 hour before and after placement of an external tocodynamometer. Fifteen women had an increase, 11 had a decrease, and 37 had no change (P not significant) in the number of perceived contractions after placement of the tocodynamometer.
Lawson
Yolanda
Y
St John Hospital and Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Dombrowski
Mitchell P
MP
Carter
Sharon
S
Hagglund
Karen H
KH
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014590:Uterine Contraction; D018590:Uterine Monitoring