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. 1982 Oct 1;127(7):606-7.

[Immediate effects of dimenhydrinate on uterine contraction and the fetal cardiac rhythm during labor]

[Article in French]
M Lemay, M Samaan, P St Michel, L Granger, R Pigeon

[Immediate effects of dimenhydrinate on uterine contraction and the fetal cardiac rhythm during labor]

[Article in French]
M Lemay et al. Can Med Assoc J. .

Abstract

The effects of intravenous administration of 100 mg of dimenhydrinate (Gravol) were studied in 20 patients during active spontaneous labour. The uterine activity and the fetal heart rate were monitored by an invasive technique. After administration of the medication the uterine activity increases significantly, and in 20% of the cases decelerations in the fetal heart rate of the hypoxic type occurred. Because of its unpredictable effects, this drug should be used with care during labour.

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