Journal article
Maternal parity and functional contractility of human myometrium in vitro in the third trimester of pregnancy
Abstract
ObjectiveIt is well established that the duration of the first and second stages of labor are shorter in parous women than in their nulliparous counterparts, a phenomenon not well understood. The aim was to examine the effect of maternal parity on contractile parameters of human myometrium.DesignMyometrial strips were excised from n = 74 women at cesarean delivery and recordings of contractile activity analyzed and compared across three …
Authors
Ryan GA; Nicholson SM; Crankshaw DJ; Morrison JJ
Journal
Journal of Perinatology, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 439–444
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
3 2019
DOI
10.1038/s41372-019-0312-2
ISSN
0743-8346