Research Article

Assessment of Parturition with Cervical Light-Induced Fluorescence and Uterine Electromyography

Figure 1

Electrical activity of the myometrium (EMG activity—top trace) is responsible for uterine contractions. Note the excellent temporal correspondence between EMG and mechanical contractile events (measured by intrauterine pressure catheter (IUP), middle trace, and tocography (TOCO), bottom trace).
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