Montevideo units

Montevideo units are a method of measuring uterine performance during labor. They were created in 1949 by two physicians, Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia and Hermogenes Alvarez, from Montevideo, Uruguay.

Units are calculated by internally (not externally) measuring peak uterine pressure amplitude (in mmHg) and multiplying by the number of contractions in a 10-minute period.[1] Uterine pressure is generally measured through an intrauterine pressure catheter.

Montevideo units can be more simply calculated by summing the individual contraction intensities in a ten-minute period, a process which should arrive at a result identical to the original method of calculation.[2]

Generally, above 200 MVUs is considered necessary for adequate labor during the active phase.

Example

If, for instance:

References

  1. "MATERNITY GUIDE - Labor & Delivery". Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  2. Ball, RH; Espinoza, MI; Parer, JT (1994). "Regional blood flow in asphyxiated fetuses with seizures". Am J Obstet Gynecol. 170 (1): 156–261.

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