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The prediction of preterm labour by recording spontaneous antenatal uterine activity
Author(s) -
BELL ROBIN
Publication year - 1983
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.1471-0528.1983.tb06757.x
Subject(s) - obstetrics , preterm labour , medicine , uterine contraction , pregnancy , uterus , biology , gestation , endocrinology , genetics
Summary. The recording of spontaneous antenatal uterine activity was assessed as a predictor of preterm labour in a group of patients considered at high risk on the basis of a past history of preterm delivery. The recording of individual uterine contractions ≥15 mmHg between 20 and 28 weeks gestation was found to be useful for the prediction of preterm labour in this high risk group.