Effects of intracervical prostaglandin E2 on fetal heart rate and uterine activity patterns in the presence of oligohydramnios
Article Abstract:
Inducing labor by inserting prostaglandin E2 into the cervix may not cause the fetus's heart rate to slow down, even when the amount of amniotic fluid in the uterus is low. Researchers compared the fetal heart rates and uterine contractions of women with either low or normal amounts of amniotic fluid whose labor was induced with intracervical prostaglandin E2. Women were 37 to 43 weeks pregnant. Four fetuses experienced heart rate decelerations in the first hour after induction, but the decelerations did not persist and did not compromise fetal health. Women with low amniotic fluid volumes experienced more strong contractions in the first hour than did women with normal fluid volumes. Otherwise, both groups experienced similar contraction patterns during the six hour experiment.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1995
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Chronic prenatal exposure to carbamazepine and perinatal outcomes of C3H/He mice
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A study was conducted to determine a daily therapeutic dose of carbamazepine and to measure its effect on reproductive performance and perinatal outcomes of mice. It was concluded from the study that long-term prenatal exposure to a subtoxic yet therapeutic dose of carbamazepine did not impair reproductive performance or early growth and development of exposed mice offspring.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2004
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