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THE RELATION BETWEEN UMBILICAL CORD TISSUE PROSTAGLANDIN E 2 LEVELS, MODE OF ONSET OF LABOUR, FETAL DISTRESS AND METHOD OF DELIVERY
Author(s) -
Willman Eve A.,
Rodeck C. H.,
Collins W. P.,
Clayton S. G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12662.x
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , fetal distress , fetus , radioimmunoassay , cord , medicine , prostaglandin , caesarean section , forceps , prostaglandin e , obstetrics , anesthesia , pregnancy , surgery , anatomy , biology , genetics
Summary The tissue concentrations of prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) were measured by radioimmunoassay in components of the umbilical cord. The levels were significantly higher in the walls of arteries than in non‐vascular tissue from the umbilical cord. The highest values were found after emergency Caesarean sections and the lowest after induced labour ending in normal delivery. The use of forceps and the presence of fetal distress were both associated with significantly raised tissue concentrations of PGE 2 .