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Uterine Monitoring MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Uterine Monitoring
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.378.860
E01.370.520.860
Unique ID
D018590
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018590
Scope Note
Measurement or recording of contraction activity of the uterine muscle. It is used to determine progress of LABOR, OBSTETRIC and assess status of pregnancy. It is also used in conjunction with FETAL MONITORING to determine fetal response to stress of maternal uterine contractions.
Entry Term(s)
Tocodynamometry
Tocograms
Tocography
NLM Classification #
WQ 209
Previous Indexing
Monitoring, Physiologic (1972-1994)
Uterine Contraction (1976-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95; TOCODYNAMOMETRY & TOCOGRAPHY were see CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY 1989-94
Online Note
use CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY to search TOCODYNAMOMETRY & TOCOGRAPHY 1989-94
History Note
95; TOCODYNAMOMETRY & TOCOGRAPHY were see CARDIOTOCOGRAPHY 1989-94
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/06/01
Revision Date
2015/06/23
Uterine Monitoring Preferred
Tocograms Related
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