Clinical inquiries. Do intercontraction intervals predict when a woman at term should seek evaluation of labor?
Intercontraction intervals do not predict when a woman at term should seek evaluation of labor. However, a reduction in the intercontraction interval is associated with active labor. Most primigravidas who have had regular contractions for 2 hours and multigravidas who have had regular contractions for 1 hour have not transitioned into the active phase of labor.
Mull
Courtney
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Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina and Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC USA.
McPherson
Vanessa
V
Zolotor
Adam J
AJ
Kaufmann
Leonora
L
D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007747:Labor Stage, First; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010298:Parity; D010343:Patient Admission; D011247:Pregnancy; D014590:Uterine Contraction
D010121:Oxytocin