Conclusions
Our findings suggest that elevated intrauterine resting tone is
associated with increased risk of neonatal composite morbidity and may
compound with time. Further investigation is needed to guide management
of patients who experience elevated intrauterine resting tone during
labor.
Acknowledgements: none
Disclosure of Interests
The authors report no conflicts of interest
Contribution to authorship
All authors were involved in study conception and design. Dr. Alison
Cahill specifically assisted with acquisition of data and drafting and
revising the manuscript. Dr. Nandini Raghuraman was instrumental in
conception, design, statistical analysis and drafting the manuscript.
Dr. Ebony Carter assisted with acquisition of data and revising
critically important manuscript drafts. Dr. Jeannie Kelly assisted with
data collection and revising of critically important manuscript and
intellectual content. Dr. Antonina Frolova was critical in conception,
analysis and interpretation of data, and revising the manuscript for
critically important intellectual content.
Details of Ethics Approval
The Institutional Review Board and Human Research Protection Office
approved this study. IRB #202008034. Initial approval on August
6th, 2020 and reapproved on February
19th, 2021.
Funding: None
Figure Caption: Average resting tone in the 30 minutes prior to
delivery.
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Table
1: Maternal demographics and characteristics between patients with and
without elevated intrauterine resting tone