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