Diseases

Uterine Inertia

Failure of the UTERUS to contract with normal strength, duration, and intervals during childbirth (LABOR, OBSTETRIC). It is also called uterine atony.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Failure of the UTERUS to contract with normal strength, duration, and intervals during childbirth (LABOR, OBSTETRIC). It is also called uterine atony.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Uterine Atony
  • Atony, Uterine
  • Inertia, Uterine

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Aspects Covered

32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check tags FEMALE and PREGNANCY

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History Note

67(64)

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Tree Number

  1. C12.050.703w.420w.288w.728w

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NLM Classification

WQ 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Uterine Inertia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014593. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014593
  2. Uterine Inertia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterine_atony
  3. Uterine Inertia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1418513