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Spontaneous onset of labor

Known as: labor spontaneous, spontaneous labor 
Labor without the use of pharmacological and/or mechanical interventions to initiate labor. Does not apply if artificial rupture of membranes is… 
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Labor (Childbirth)Perinatal Terminology

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1998
1998
Comparison of outcomes in uncomplicated term and post-term pregnancy following spontaneous labor
This study was designed to compare outcomes of spontaneous labor in uncomplicated term and post-term pregnancy. It comprised of a… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Intravaginal Misoprostol Versus Dinoprostone As Cervical Ripening and Labor-Inducing Agents
Objective: To compare dinoprostone (prostaglandin E2) and misoprostol (prostaglandin Ex) for ripening the cervix and inducing… 
1994
1994
Changes in lung lipid during spontaneous labor in fetal sheep.
The goals of this study were 1) to examine changes in lung liquid formation and composition during spontaneous labor in fetal… 
1990
1990
Threshold of hormonal and biophysical responses to acute hypoxemia in fetal sheep at different gestational ages.
We examined whether there was a threshold for change in fetal arterial PO2 to elicit alterations in plasma adrenocorticotropic… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Increased Concentrations of Arachidonic Acid Lipoxygenase Metabolites in Amniotic Fluid During‐Parturition
This study was undertaken to examine whether spontaneous labor at term is associated with changes in the amniotic fluid… 
1987
1987
Method and Route of Delivery in the Low Birth Weight Vertex Presentation Correlated With Early Periventricular/Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Two hundred eighty patients with vertex presentation who were in spontaneous labor and delivered neonates weighing 2 kg or less… 
1987
1987
Increases of plasma eosinophil major basic protein levels late in pregnancy predict onset of labor.
Major basic protein (MBP), the core of the eosinophil granule, is a potent toxin for parasites and mammalian cells; it also… 
1982
1982
Pulsatile release of oxytocin during the estrous cycle, pregnancy and parturition in sheep.
Oxytocin has been measured in peripheral plasma from chronically catheterized sheep both during estrus and the early luteal phase… 
1980
1980
Oxytocin receptors and parturition. III. Increases in estrogen receptor and oxytocin receptor concentrations in the rat myometrium during prostaglandin F2 alpha-induced abortion.
Marked elevations in the concentrations of receptors for estrogen (E) and oxytocin (OT) in the rat myometrium occur during… 
1978
1978
Management of Premature Rupture of the Membranes
A 14-month prospective study of patients with premature rupture of the membranes was performed. The purpose of the study was to… 
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