Relation between fetal arterial and oxytocin-induced uterine contractions in pregnant sheep
1984 ◽
Vol 62
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pp. 1337-1340
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The relation between oxytocin-induced type A uterine contractions and fetal arterial [Formula: see text], measured continuously with an intravascular oxygen electrode, was studied in nine chronically catheterized sheep during late pregnancy. Oxytocin provoked dose-related increases in intrauterine pressure (IUP) and decreases in fetal [Formula: see text]. There was a significant positive relationship between changes in IUP and the maximum decrease in fetal [Formula: see text] (average r = 0.696, df = 92; P < 0.001). We conclude that changes in uterine activity contribute to transient fetal hypoxemia, and that administration of exogenous oxytocin provides an experimental paradigm to examine the consequences of this relationship.
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pp. 153
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Vol 44
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pp. 92-95
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pp. 2442-2444