"Uterine Monitoring" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Measurement or recording of contraction activity of the uterine muscle. It is used to determine progress of LABOR, OBSTETRIC and assess status of pregnancy. It is also used in conjunction with FETAL MONITORING to determine fetal response to stress of maternal uterine contractions.
| Descriptor ID |
D018590
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.378.860 E01.370.520.860
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| Concept/Terms |
Uterine Monitoring- Uterine Monitoring
- Monitoring, Uterine
- Monitorings, Uterine
- Uterine Monitorings
- Tocodynamometry
- Tocography
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Comparing methods to secure external fetal-monitoring devices. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2014 Jan-Feb; 39(1):41-7; quiz 48-9.
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Incidence of uterine tachysystole in women induced with oxytocin. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2013 Jan-Feb; 42(1):12-8.
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Staircase sign: a newly described uterine contraction pattern seen in rupture of unscarred gravid uterus. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2008 Feb; 34(1):100-4.
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Multicenter randomized clinical trial of home uterine activity monitoring: pregnancy outcomes for all women randomized. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Nov; 175(5):1281-5.