Khmelevsky Rodostimulation

Khmelevsky labor stimulation is a method of stimulating labor, proposed by the Soviet obstetrician-gynecologist Vladimir Nikolaevich Khmelevsky (1900-1959).

The essence of the method is that a few days before the expected date of birth, a pregnant woman is given drugs that stimulate uterine contractions and the onset of labor. This makes it possible to induce labor at a time convenient for doctors and under controlled conditions in the maternity hospital.

Khmelevsky proposed using substances of plant origin, in particular belladonna alkaloid extract, to stimulate labor. The drugs are administered intramuscularly, intravenously or rectally.

The method of labor stimulation according to Khmelevsky was widely used in obstetric practice in the USSR in the 1950-80s. It has reduced the incidence of obstetric complications and maternal mortality during childbirth. Modern drugs for inducing labor are based on the same principles as the Khmelevsky method.

Khmelevsky Rod stimulation - (Rudolf Sergeevich Khmelovsky, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Ukrainian SSR).

Main scientific works: 1. Professor X. R. S. Khmelevsky believed that in a healthy pregnant woman, an increase in the tone of the uterus, against the background of its cyclical changes in the first period, only accelerates its development and maturation. Conversely, a decrease in uterine tone with constant increased tone contributes to prolongation of pregnancy, gestation of a narrowed fetus, disruption of metabolism and endocrine functions in the pregnant woman’s body. Accordingly, tococardiotherapy should be resorted to only when the pregnant woman’s body weight is reduced bleeding in the third period bleeding at the beginning of labor the appearance of hypertonicity of the uterus - placental addition hyperemia, as well as the presence of progressive incoordination of labor. The latter is only provoked by this therapy, which causes an insufficiently mature center for the regulation of labor