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- Title
Pathological interactions with the timing of birth and uterine activation.
- Authors
Smith, Roger; van Helden, Dirk; Hirst, Jon; Zakar, Tamas; Read, Mark; Eng-Cheng Chan; Palliser, Hannah; Grammatopoulos, Dimitris; Nicholson, Richard; Parkington, Helena C.
- Abstract
The physiological processes that regulate the onset of parturition and birth are slowly being elucidated, and the points at which pathology can intervene are becoming more apparent. The data support the view that multiple pathways lead to myometrial activation. The clinical corollary is that combinations of tocolytics that operate via different mechanisms may be more effective than single agents. It may also be necessary to divide preterm labour into groups based on underlying mechanisms and to tailor therapy accordingly.
- Subjects
PARTURITION; UTERINE contraction; PREMATURE labor; DNA probes; THERAPEUTICS; PATHOLOGICAL physiology
- Publication
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2007, Vol 47, Issue 6, p430
- ISSN
0004-8666
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00775.x