Intrauterine Contraction Monitoring in Chorioamnionitis: A Secondary, Blinded Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial Cohort.

Objective: To study the effects of chorioamnionitis on uterine activity and to investigate associations between external and intrauterine monitoring methods and neonatal outcomes.

Design: Secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial cohort.

Setting: Two labour wards, in a university tertiary hospital and a central hospital.

Uterine contractile activity and neonatal outcome - A blind analysis of a randomized controlled trial cohort.

Introduction: Sufficient contractions are necessary for a successful delivery but each contraction temporarily constricts the oxygenated blood flow to the fetus. Individual fetal or placental characteristics determine how the fetus can withstand this temporary low oxygen saturation. However, only a few studies have examined the impact of uterine activity on neonatal outcome and even less attention has been paid to parturients' individual characteristics.

Impact of obesity on uterine contractile activity during labour: A blinded analysis of a randomised controlled trial cohort.

Despite higher strength of uterine contractions among obese parturients, they reach the active stage of labour less often than leaner ones. : This article is commented on by Mikko Tarvonen, pp. 1798 in this issue.

How does uterine contractile activity affect the success of trial of labour after caesarean section, and the risk of uterine rupture? An exploratory, blinded analysis of a cohort from a randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To investigate the impact of uterine contractile activity on the outcome of trial of labour after caesarean section (TOLAC).

Design: Secondary, blinded analyses of a prospective TOLAC cohort.

Setting: Two labour wards, one in a university tertiary hospital and the other in a central hospital.

Intrauterine versus external tocodynamometry in monitoring labour: a randomised controlled clinical trial.

Objective: To investigate whether the use of intrauterine tocodynamometry versus external tocodynamometry (IT versus ET) during labour reduces operative deliveries and improves newborn outcome. As IT provides more accurate information on labour contractions, the hypothesis was that it may more appropriately guide oxytocin use than ET.

Design: Randomised controlled trial.