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  2. Braxton Hicks contractions - Wikipedia

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    The key is to differentiate Braxton Hicks contractions from true labor contractions (see Table 1 above). Most commonly, Braxton Hicks contractions are weak and feel like mild cramping that occurs in a localized area in the front abdomen at an infrequent and irregular rhythm (usually every 10-20 minutes), with each contraction lasting up to 2 ...

  3. John Braxton Hicks - Wikipedia

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    In 1888 he became obstetric physician at St Mary's Hospital, London. Hicks was the first physician to describe the bipolar and other methods of the version of a fetus. In 1872, he described the uterine contractions not resulting in childbirth now known as Braxton Hicks contractions. In 1862 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society by virtue ...

  4. Uterine contraction - Wikipedia

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    Uterine contraction. Uterine contractions are muscle contractions of the uterine smooth muscle that can occur at various intensities in both the non-pregnant and pregnant uterine state. The non-pregnant uterus undergoes small, spontaneous contractions in addition to stronger, coordinated contractions during the menstrual cycle and orgasm.

  5. Pregnant Jenna Dewan Shares Bump Photos Amid Braxton Hicks ...

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    Jenna Dewan is experiencing all the end-of-pregnancy feelings and admitted she’s “about to pop.”. The 43-year-old actress, who is expecting her third child, hopped on Instagram Stories ...

  6. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. [7] In 2019, there were about 140.11 million human births globally. [9] In the developed countries, most deliveries occur in hospitals, [10 ...

  7. Talk:Braxton Hicks contractions - Wikipedia

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    Since Braxton Hicks contractions feel like labo(u)r but aren't, it would be correct to refer to Braxton Hicks contractions as "false labo(u)r" UNLESS there is some other phenomenon that is different from Braxton Hicks contractions for which the term "false labo(u)r" is formally reserved.

  8. Pre-labor - Wikipedia

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    The term is used to describe a cluster of physical changes that may take place in a pregnant woman before she goes into "real" labor, such as an increase in blood volume (sometimes resulting in edema), Braxton Hicks contractions, the presence of colostrum in the breasts, and the dislodging of the mucus plug that has sealed the cervix during the ...

  9. List of eponymous medical signs - Wikipedia

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    Braxton Hicks contraction: John Braxton Hicks: obstetrics: normal pregnancy "false labour". sporadic contractions beginning as early as mid 1st trimester Brewer infarcts: George Emerson Brewer: nephrology, pathology: pyelonephritis: dark red wedge shaped areas on kidney section resembling infarcts Brissaud's reflex: Édouard Brissaud: neurology ...