Braxton Hicks' Contractions
Conditions
Keywords
Braxton Hicks' contractions, uterine contractions, fetal well-being, Computerized cardiotocography (cCTG), Fetal heart rate (FHR), Pregnancy
Brief summary
Several types of research examined the relationship of Braxton-Hicks contractions and uterine flow. Nevertheless, no one considered the relationship of the maternal perception of Braxton-Hicks contractions with the fetal wellbeing quantifies through computerised cardiotocography. Our study wants to estimate the correlation between the maternal perception of Braxton-Hicks contractions and antepartum computerised cardiotocography parameters.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTantepartum computerised cardiotocography analysis
A common obstetric methodical to evaluate the fetal well-being is the antepartum fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring through cardiotocography (CTG)
Sponsors
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 48 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Nonlaboring women with a term uncomplicated singleton pregnancy
Exclusion criteria
* complicated singleton pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the comparison of the antepartum computerised cardiotocography between the patients with Braxton-Hicks contractions and the patients without uterine activity | pre-intervention | External cCTG was completed at least 20 minutes (maximum 60 minutes), two transducers were placed on the maternal abdomen: one over the fetal heart level and the other one at the uterine fundus. For each cCTG, the following data were evaluated: Basal FHR |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed