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Symptoms Of Preterm Labor
Pre-term Labor – What You Need to Know
Scenario one: You are blissfully enjoying your pregnancy, and you are moving towards your 35th week of pregnancy, when suddenly without warning you are in labor.
Scenario two: You were told that this pregnancy is "high risk" because you have already had a couple of miscarriages and then difficulty getting pregnant, along with spotting during your first trimester. You wake up in the beginning of your 34th week of pregnancy and realize you are in labor.
Scenario three: You are in your 36th w...
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December 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New insight into what happens to the uterus muscles during pregnancy may offer a therapy for preterm labor, the most serious... Read summary »
Depression Increases Preterm Delivery Risk
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