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FALSE LABOUR [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy
DEF

Contractions which may be more or less regular and may become quite uncomfortable, but which subside without effecting dilatation of the cervix.

Key term(s)
  • false labour
  • spurious labour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse
DEF

Dans sa forme typique, [...] syndrome particulier à la multipare [qui] se caractérise par des contractions douloureuses, survenant par salves de huit à douze, au cours des quatre ou cinq dernières semaines de la grossesse.

Spanish

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