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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1975;45:284-286
© 1975 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Comparison of Uterine Contractions in Spontaneous and Oxytocin- or PGF2{alpha}- Induced Labors

GERALD G. ANDERSON, MD, FACOG and GORDON L. SCHOOLEY, MD

From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticutand the Department of Biostatistics, The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Abstract

Labor contractions in 20 patients in spontaneous labor and 40 others who received either PGF2{alpha} or oxytocin for stimulation of the active phase of labor were statistically analyzed during 1 hour of labor. Measurement criteria were the frequency, intensity, and duration of contractions. Statistical analysis failed to reveal any significant difference in contractions in the three groups, suggesting that oxytocin and PGF2{alpha}-induced contractions and spontaneous contractions appear to be indistinguishable.






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