Analysis of Electrophysiological Activation of the Uterus During Human Labor Contractions

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jun 1;5(6):e2214707. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.14707.

Authors

Alison G Cahill¹, Zichao Wen², Hui Wang², Peinan Zhao², Zhexian Sun², Alan L Schwartz³, Yong Wang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Women's Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.

Abstract

This cohort study uses electromyometrial imaging to examine the underlying electrophysiological origins of human labor at the myometrium level.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Electrophysiological Phenomena
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Uterine Contraction*
Uterus* / physiology

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