Assessment of Parturition with Cervical Light-Induced Fluorescence and Uterine Electromyography
Parturition involves increasing compliance (ripening) of the uterine cervix and activation of the myometrium. These processes take place in a different time frame. Softening and shortening of the cervix starts in midpregnancy, while myometrial activation occurs relatively close to delivery. Methods...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/165913 |