Avtor/Urednik		Pajntar, M; Verdenik, I
Naslov		Electromyographic activity in cervices with very low Bishop score during labor
Tip		članek
Vir		Int J Gynecol Obstet
Vol. in št.		Letnik 49
Leto izdaje		1995
Obseg		str. 277-81
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Objectives: To investigate the activity of the smooth muscles in the cervix at the onset of induced labor and to further elucidate this activity in relation to uterine contrations and to the duration of the latent phase of labor, taking cervical ripeness into account. methods: Cervical eletromyographic (EMG) activity was studied at the onset of labor induced with ammiotomy and oxytocin. Bipolar measurement of cervical electrical activity was performed. The root mean square of the servical EMG activity and the intensity of intrauterine pressure in two groups of parturients with different cervical ripeness were compared. Reults: The EMG activity was higher in the group with lower Bishop scores. We found a significant positive correlation between EMG activity and duration of the latent phase of labor. Conclusion: Smooth muscles in the human cervix are active during labor and act to some extent independently of the uterine corpus.
Deskriptorji		CERVIX UTERI LABOR, INDUCED MUSCLE, SMOOTH PREGNANCY ELECTROMYOGRAPHY OXYTOCIN AMNION UTERINE CONTRACTION