Discussion
Artificial rupture of uterine membrane to induce labour is called :
Answer: C
It is called amniotomy.
Amniotomy, also known as artificial rupture of membranes (ARM), is the deliberate breaking of the amniotic sac with a small hook to start or speed up labour. The release of amniotic fluid and the prostaglandins it triggers usually strengthen contractions.
Uterine haemorrhage is bleeding from the uterus. Uterine inertia is weak or absent contractions, the very problem amniotomy may be used to treat. 'Rupture of uterine membrane' describes the event in words but is not the clinical name of the procedure.
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