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True vs false labour
Is she really in labour?
Source: Standard teachingFeature
| True labour | Regular, closer, stronger contractions; back to front pain; not relieved by rest; show; progressive cervical change. |
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| False (Braxton Hicks) | Irregular, not intensifying, lower abdomen; eased by rest or walking; no cervical change. |
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