«We essentially defined each participant's «chronobiome» - a collection of their individual physiological traits in a 24 -
hour rhythmic pattern — as a reflection of their time - dependent deep phenotype under free - ranging conditions,» said senior author Garret FitzGerald, MD, director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, who coined the term.
If the dilation of the cervix stops for over two
hours during this phase or slows over four
hours, and the contractions lose their
rhythmic pattern and become uncoordinated or spaced out, oxytocin can be helpful to correct the problem.