ASSESSMENT OF UTERINE CONTRACTILITY AND CERVICAL RIPENING DURING PREGNANCY

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. This study evalutes 2 obstetrical instruments on human pregant patients. Both instruments are non-invasive and offer tremendous advantages for following the progression of pregnancy. One device measures uterine contractility from electrodes, which are placed on the abdominal surface. The other device measures collagen content of the cervix during pregnancy. At present, we have no good objective devices to monitor the uterus or cervix during pregnancy.