[The influence of the sounds of music on chosen cardiotocographic parameters in mature pregnancies]. / Wplyw dzwieków muzycznych na zachowanie sie wybranych parametrów kardiotokograficznych u kobiet w ciazy donoszonej.

UNLABELLED: The influence of the sounds of music on adults' organisms is well investigated. It is widely known that low rhythm music can diminish psychophysical tension acting as a relaxing and anxiolytic agent, while fast rhythm of the music may have just opposite action-excitement. Despite the big number of publications about the influence of the sounds on human organism only very few papers about fetal reactions on music have been reported. A prospective study of 38 patients with mature pregnancies was made to evaluate the changes in the chosen cardiotocographic (CTG) parameters while listening to the different kinds of the music. Only physiological pregnancies were qualified. In the procedure all the patients were performed a Non Stress Test, than continuing CTG observation were exposed to three kinds of music: low (relaxation), medium (activation), fast rhythm (excitation). Uterine contractility, fetal heart rate (FHR), fetal movements (FM), incidence of accelerations and decelerations, oscillation mid-value were noted. A proportional positive correlation between the uterine contractility, fetal movements and the increase of the rhythm of the music was observed. No influence of the music on fetal heart rate and oscillation mid value was observed. An increased incidence of accelerations while playing the music was reported comparing to the control (i.e. pregnant patients not exposed to the music). No decelerations were observed. CONCLUSIONS: 1. Music has a significant impact on fetal behaviour. 2. Various sounds of music have influence on distinct behaviour of fetus. 3. Increasing rhythm of music intensifies uterine contractility and fetal movements.

[The analysis of 135 water births]. / Analiza 135 porodów w wodzie.

DESIGN: The authors showed the results of the study of the influence of warm tub bath during delivery on 135 women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a prospective study 135 women bathed in a warm tub bath during first and second stage of labor after a strictly normal pregnancy, ending with spontaneous delivery at term. A control group consisted of 135 women fulfilling the same criteria, but who did not take the bath during labor. The newborns weight, their condition, perineum injury, time of first and second stage of delivery and number of periteotomies was analyzed. CONCLUSIONS: The observed features were undistinguishing.

[Vaginal delivery after previous cesarean: comparison between own method and Weinstein's predictive score]. / Poród po przebytym cieciu cesarskim--porównanie prognozy porodu wg metody wlasnej i skali prognozy wg Weinsteina.

121 women after previous caesarean section were examined. The amount of successful labours were compared (according to the own diagnostic card) with the foreseeing probability of vaginal labours according to Weinstein's score. 63% pregnant woman was classified to the natural labour on the base of the own diagnostic card, probability of natural labour according to Weinstein's score were more or equal than 67%. There were no agreement between prognostic Weinstein's scale and our own method in the cases of failed attempt of labour followed by caesarean section.