Effect of heat on uterine contractions during normal labor
Authors:
- Y. KhamisYKY. Khamis
- S. ShaalaSSS. Shaala
- H. DamarawyHDH. Damarawy
- A. RomiaARA. Romia
- M. ToppozadaMTM. Toppozada
- 1 December 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 21 (6) , 491-493
Abstract
The effect of local application of heat on the abdominal wall on uterine activity was evaluated in 15 full-term multiparous women early in the 1st stage of labor. Cardiotocographic monitoring showed that heat induces a significant increase in uterine activity without causing any abnormal fetal heart changes. The stimulated contractions return back to baesline level following removal of heat. The application of heat on the abdominal wall of women in early labor appears to offer a new non-pharmacological modality for the stimulation of uterine activity.Keywords
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- UTERINE DYNAMICSClinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1961