About the Authors

Roger C. Young

Ryoung37@uthsc.edu.

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

Peter Barendse

Affiliation Wolfram Research, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RCY. Performed the experiments: RCY. Analyzed the data: RCY. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RCY PB. Wrote the paper: RCY. Developed the model of uterine function: RCY. Designed the software used in the simulation: PB RCY. Provided the clinical correlates: RCY. Interpreted the results of the simulation in the context of application to human labor: RCY. Developed the system for classification of biological cellular automata: RCY PB.