Sign or Symptom
labor pain
la·bor pain
Subclass of:
Pain
Definitions related to labor pain:
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Pain associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR in CHILDBIRTH. It is caused primarily by UTERINE CONTRACTION as well as pressure on the CERVIX; BLADDER; and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Labor pain mostly occurs in the ABDOMEN; the GROIN; and the BACK.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The discomfort that is experienced by the pregnant mother during the childbirth process as she attempts to give birth.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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