Journal article
Maternal body mass index and spontaneous contractility of human myometrium in pregnancy
Abstract
Objective:There is controversy as to whether maternal body mass index (BMI) influences the contractility of human myometrium in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to examine spontaneous contractile activity of human pregnant myometrium in vitro, with respect to maternal BMI.Study Design:Myometrial tissue specimens were obtained at cesarean delivery from 74 women with BMI values ranging from 19 to 50.1 kg m–2. By recording in vitro from eight …
Authors
Crankshaw DJ; O'Brien YM; Crosby DA; Morrison JJ
Journal
Journal of Perinatology, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 492–497
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2017
DOI
10.1038/jp.2016.271
ISSN
0743-8346