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The goal of this study was to: (1) develop a method for transcervical insertion of a pressure catheter to measure in vivo intrauterine contractile pressure during mouse pregnancy, (2) determine whether this method can be utilized numerous times in a single mouse pregnancy without affecting the timing of delivery or fetal outcome and (3) compare the in vivo contractile activity between mouse models of term and preterm labor (PTL). Visualization of the cervix allowed intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) placement into anesthetized pregnant mice (plug\u2009=\u2009day 1, delivery\u2009=\u2009day 19.5). The amplitude, frequency, duration and area under the curve (AUC) of IUP was lowest on days 16\u201318, increased significantly (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05) on the morning of day 19 and reached maximal levels during by the afternoon of day 19 and into the intrapartum period. 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