Coupling of uterine contractions during labor: A pilot study

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dc.contributor.authorCronje H.S.
dc.contributor.authorVan Der Westhuizen A.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:43Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:43Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstractA review of 2,167 cardiotocograms revealed 53 (2.5%) with coupling of contractions. The data of these patients was compared to the data of 53 patients with cardiotocograms without coupling. In the coupling group there were more primigravidas (45 vs 18), and a lower incidence of normal vaginal deliveries (11.3% vs. 83.0%). Vacuum and forceps deliveries occurred in 49.1% in the coupling group and cesarean births in 39.6%. The corresponding figures in the control group were 9.4% and 7.5%, respectively. Coupling seems to be a sign of dysfunctional labor associated with a high incidence of abnormal deliveries, but several confounding variables could not be ruled out.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
dc.identifier.citation27
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn00207292
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/13908
dc.subjectcardiotocography
dc.subjectdelivery
dc.subjectdiagnosis
dc.subjectforceps delivery
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmethodology
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectuterus contraction
dc.subjectBirth Weight
dc.subjectCardiotocography
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectInfant, Newborn
dc.subjectLabor Complications
dc.subjectOxytocin
dc.subjectPilot Projects
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectTime Factors
dc.subjectUterine Contraction
dc.titleCoupling of uterine contractions during labor: A pilot study
dc.typeArticle
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