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The Effect of Changes in Atmospheric Pressure on the Occurrence of the Spontaneous Onset of Labor in Term Pregnancies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1996
Our purpose was to determine whether there is a relationship between changes in atmospheric pressure and spontaneous onset of labor in term pregnancy.All women admitted to Medical Center of Central Massachusetts-Memorial Hospital with spontaneous onset of labor at term and who were delivered on the service during a 12-month period represent the cohort ...
Kenneth L Noller, K L Noller
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Meal patterning and the onset of spontaneous labor

Birth, 2021
AbstractBackgroundThere is a lack of consensus in the literature about the association between meal patterning during pregnancy and birth outcomes. This study examined whether maternal meal patterning in the week before birth was associated with an increased likelihood of imminent spontaneous labor.MethodsData came from 607 participants in the third ...
Alison K. Nulty, Marit L. Bovbjerg, Amy H. Herring, Anna Maria Siega‐Riz, John M. Thorp, Kelly R. Evenson   +5 more
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Women's Recognition of the Spontaneous Onset of Labor

Birth, 2003
Abstract:  Background: Despite extensive research on the onset of labor, almost no data are available on women's perception of labor onset. We undertook a study to assess how women experience spontaneous onset of term labor.Methods:  A semistructured questionnaire was given to 235 women admitted in spontaneous labor at term. Women noted when labor had
Mechthild M, Gross, Tanja, Haunschild, Tina, Stoexen, Viola, Methner, Hans H, Guenter   +4 more
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Timing of Birth After Spontaneous Onset of Labor

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2004
To describe naturally occurring birth patterns in low-risk women with singleton gestations and spontaneous onset of labor at term.The timing of birth of women who delivered in the low-risk labor unit at Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas, between January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000, was analyzed.
Peggy J, Mancuso, James M, Alexander, Donald D, McIntire, Emma, Davis, Grace, Burke, Kenneth J, Leveno   +5 more
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Maternal Morbidity Associated With Cesarean Delivery Without Labor Compared With Spontaneous Onset of Labor at Term

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2003
To estimate the maternal morbidity associated with cesarean deliveries performed at term without labor compared with morbidity associated with spontaneous labor.A 14-year, population-based, cohort study (1988-2001) using the Nova Scotia Atlee Perinatal Database compared maternal outcomes in nulliparous women at term undergoing spontaneous labor for ...
V M, Allen, C M, O'Connell, R M, Liston, T F, Baskett   +3 more
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Intervention Rates after Elective Induction of Labor Compared to Labor with a Spontaneous Onset

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 2003
<i>Introduction:</i> Elective induction of labor has become a widely used procedure in obstetrics. A number of studies have shown an increased incidence of operative deliveries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the rate of interventions in our hospital, including operative delivery.
N. van Gemund, A. Hardeman, S.A. Scherjon, H.H.H. Kanhai   +3 more
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Influence of the full and new moon on onset of labor and spontaneous rupture of membranes

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1988
This study investigates the influence of the new and full moon on onset of labor and spontaneous rupture of membranes. Admissions during the year 1984 to the labor and delivery unit of a large urban hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, in spontaneous labor or with rupture of the membranes, comprised the sample population (N = 1999).
E W, Stern, G L, Glazer, N, Sanduleak
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Physical exercise at term for enhancing the spontaneous onset of labor: a randomized clinical trial

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2020
Physical exercise at term is empirically used as a method of enhancing the spontaneous labor onset. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of controlled maternal physical exercise at term as a method of enhancing the spontaneous labor onset.At 38 weeks low-risk pregnant women, with a singleton cephalic fetus and no previous cesarean ...
Isabel Barros, Pereira, Rita, Silva, Diogo, Ayres-de-Campos, Nuno, Clode   +3 more
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Maternal outcome monitoring: induction of labor versus spontaneous onset of labor—a retrospective data analysis

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2012
To determine the efficacy and maternal complication rates of induction of labor, and to identify a concrete point in time for induction with the lowest possible risk for adverse events.We designed a retrospective data analysis of all births at the general hospital of Vienna from 2003 to 2008(n = 16,872) and compared maternal complications of induced ...
Barbara, Kiesewetter, Rainer, Lehner
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Incidence and outcomes of dystocia in the active phase of labor in term nulliparous women with spontaneous labor onset

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2009
AbstractObjective. To estimate the incidence of dystocia among nulliparous women without apparent co‐morbidity and to examine maternal and fetal short‐term outcomes after dystocia. Design. A multi‐center cohort study with prospectively collected data. Setting. Nine obstetric departments with annual birth rates between 850 and 5,400. Population.
Kjaergaard, Hanne, Olsen, Jørn, Ottesen, Bent, Dykes, Anna-Karin   +3 more
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