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tocolysis

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tocolysis /to·col·y·sis/ (to-kol´ĭ-sis) inhibition of uterine contractions.
tocolysis [to-kol´ĭ-sis]
postponement of preterm labor.

tocolysis
relaxation of the contracting pregnant uterus or undilated cervix to facilitate delivery in a dystocia or to briefly postpone parturition to ensure that surveillance is available.


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After 30 years of research we still do not know whether tocolysis benefits the foetus," Discovery News quoted Professor Roger Smith, director of the Mothers and Babies Research Center at the Hunter Medical Research Insititute in Newcastle, Australia, as saying in an accompanying editorial with the study.
In this cross-sectional trial, women who were admitted for preterm labor, with intravenous tocolysis, were enrolled into the PTL group.
The etiology of PPCM remains poorly understood, with theories generally centered on autoimmune mechanisms triggered either by pregnancy or viral infection and in susceptible individuals, with prolonged use of tocolysis.
 
 
 
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