Uterine contraction frequency in the last hour of labor: how many contractions are too many?

Mark I EvansDavid W BrittJaqueline WorthGeorge MussalliShara M EvansLawrence D Devoe

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

Lowering the recommended threshold for UCF from 5 to 4 contractions per 10-minute period as averaged over 30 min facilitates earlier detection of potentially compromised fetuses and is also an important contributor to a multicomponent contextualized approach to risk assessment.

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