Sökning: "uterine contractions"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade orden uterine contractions.
1. Dynamic Fetal and Placental Circulatory Changes during Uterine Contractions
Sammanfattning : The best mode of delivery for fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and umbilical artery (UA) blood flow changes is not well elucidated. Uterine artery, fetal UA, middle cerebral artery (MCA), and venous blood flow changes during uterine contractions during an oxytocin challenge test (OCT) have not been observed systemically. LÄS MER
2. Third stage of labour-studies on management, blood loss and pain in Angola and Sweden
Sammanfattning : Management of the third stage of labour and risk factors for blood loss have been the focus of investigation for a long time. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate management of the third stage of labour and its infl uence on blood loss and women’s experience of afterpains in both a low- and a high-income country, as well as midwives’ experience of managing this stage. LÄS MER
3. Involvement of vasopressin and oxytocin in the regulation of human uterine activity
Sammanfattning : Vasopressin and oxytocin seem to have pivotal roles in the pathophysiology of primary dysmenorrhoea and preterm labour. Prostaglandins are also involved in the regulation of uterine activity with different receptors mediating both stimulation and relaxation. LÄS MER
4. The uterine proteoglycan expression in pregnancy and labor
Sammanfattning : Objective: Protracted labor is a common clinical problem causing maternal and fetal complications. It is the leading indication for caesarean sections throughout the world, and emphasizes our need to be able to control labor. LÄS MER
5. Misoprostol : pharmacokinetics and effects on uterine contractility and cervical ripening in early pregnancy
Sammanfattning : Misoprostol is an orally active synthetic PGE1 analogue which has become an important drug in obstetric and gynaecological practice because of its uterotonic and cervical priming actions. It is safe, cheap, widely available and stable at room temperature. LÄS MER