Home uterine monitors don't predict preterm birth. (Pregnancy and Childbirth).(Brief Article)

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the U.S. studied 306 women in 11 maternal-fetal health units who were given portable uterine contraction monitors, which relay information to a central office, to try to predict premature labor. They found that, while women who gave birth prematurely did have slightly more contractions throughout pregnancy than did women who …