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Clinical review of home uterine activity monitoring (HUAM)
1University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, USA. mkalch@aol.com
Preterm birth is associated with significant neonatal mortality and morbidity nationwide. Multiple strategies have been used to attempt to reduce the incidence of preterm births, and none have been entirely successful. The current review contains assessment of recent literature and home uterine activity monitoring. It also makes some suggestions about how and when this diagnostic modality may be used in current obstetric practice.
Preterm birth is associated with significant neonatal mortality and morbidity nationwide. Multiple strategies have been used to attempt to reduce the incidence of preterm births, and none have been entirely successful. The current review contains assessment of recent literature and home uterine activity monitoring. It also makes some suggestions about how and when this diagnostic modality may be used in current obstetric practice.