It’s normal for women to have some uterine contractions throughout pregnancy. Often, a woman is unaware of these contractions, but at other times the contractions can be painful and regular and seem ...

January 29, 2010 — Monitoring uterine contractions with internal tocodynamometry during induced labor should not be done on a routine basis, which contradicts professional society recommendations, ...

Using a portable device to monitor contractions in pregnant women does not help detect early labor and prevent premature delivery, a study has found. Although the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...

In the hospital, keeping tabs on labor contractions usually requires a woman to stay strapped in bed with a bulky belt. Now, a team at Drexel University is combining engineering and medicine with ...

It has been hypothesized that internal tocodynamometry, as compared with external monitoring, may provide a more accurate assessment of contractions and thus improve the ability to adjust the dose of ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (October 14, 2014) – An inexpensive, disposable external medical device created and developed by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and University of Arkansas at ...

When a woman in labor arrives at a hospital, one of the first things caregivers do is hook her up to a tocodynamometer, a device that monitors the timing and severity of uterine contractions, by ...

Whether it’s your first pregnancy or your 20th, the third trimester is a time of watchful waiting and anticipation. Anything that can provide accurate and helpful information about pregnancy-specific ...

Use your smartphone to keep track of everything from body changes to exercises. March 14, 2013— -- intro: Not sure what to expect when you're expecting? Your smartphone can help. Pregnancy apps ...