Original Article

An External Tocodynamometer: Adjunct to Monitoring Labor

Authors: CDR. ROBERT C. CEFALO, MC, USN CAPT. DOUGLAS R. KNAB, MC, USN LT. MARTIN M. QUIGLEY, MC, USNR

Abstract

The instrument described can measure uterine contractions and record them graphically. It identifies normal or dysfunctional contractions, and can be used to monitor labor induced by oxytocin.

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