Table 1 Baseline maternal characteristics of ex vivo myograph—programmed parameters and RAM activity
Experimental group | Sham group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical characteristics of pregnant woman | |||||||
Age | In years | 24 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 24 | Â |
Parity | Â | Primiparous | Secondpregnancy | Primiparous | Primiparous | Secondpregnancy | |
Gestational week | In weeks | 38.2 | 38.4 | 38.6 | 37 | 38.3 | |
Obesity | Yes (Y) or No (N) | N | Y | N | N | N | |
Chronic arterial hypertension | Yes (Y) or No (N) | N | Y | N | N | N | |
Preeclampsia | Yes (Y) or No (N) | N | Y | N | N | N | |
Pregnancy specific urinary incontinence | Yes (Y) or No (N) | N | N | N | N | N | |
Gestational diabetes mellitus | Yes (Y) or No (N) | N | N | N | N | N | |
RAM activity | Description | Response | Krebs solution and elastic ribbon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RAM 1 | RAM2 | RAM 3 | RAM 4 | RAM 5 | |||
Total number of major peak | Major peaks/5 min | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | – |
Total number minor peak | Minorpeaks/5 min | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | – |
Response rate | Compared to previously programmed (%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | – |
Contraction force (mN) |  | 8.50 ± 0.67 | 6.67 ± 5.03 | 17.5 ± 12.5 | 6.7 ± 0.4 | 15.9 ± 17.6 | – |
Characteristics RAM samples | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Weight (grams) | 0.30 ± 0.09 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Width (cm) | 0.51 ± 0.09 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Length (cm) | 1.50 ± 0.19 |  |  |  |  |  |  |