Uterine Tachysystole is a condition of excessively frequent uterine contractions during pregnancy. It is most often seen in induced or augmented labor, though it can also occur during spontaneous labor,Hobson, Sebastian Rupert, Abdelmalek, Merihan Zarif and Farine, Dan. "Update on uterine tachysystole" Journal of Perinatal Medicine, vol. 47, no. 2, 2019, pp. 152-160. and this may result in fetal hypoxia and acidosis. This may have serious effects on both the mother and the fetus including hemorrhaging and death. There are still major gaps in understanding treatment as well as clinical outcomes of this condition. Uterine tachysystole is defined as more than 5 contractions in 10 minutes, averaged over a 30-minute period.
