Braxton Hicks
Uterine rehearsal squeezes
Braxton Hicks contractions are irregular uterine contractions that occur during pregnancy, sometimes called false labor or practice contractions.
Unlike true labor contractions, they don't increase in intensity or frequency and typically subside with rest or hydration: I thought I was in labor but it was just Braxton Hicks.
Named after the physician who first described them.
Making less loose
- uterusFemale reproductive organ
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- painlessCausing no discomfort
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
sensation · discomfort · hardening · cramping · spasm · squeeze · tension · muscle
Carrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- antenatalBefore birth
- prenatalBefore birth
- maternityState of being pregnant
expectant · fetus · obstetrics · midwife · ultrasound · amniotic · placenta · motherhood
Repeated work toward mastery
- readinessState of being prepared
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- primingMaking ready beforehand
warm-up · precursor · anticipation · groundwork · acclimatization · training · forewarning · prodromal
Contractions without actual delivery
- nonprogressiveNot moving forward
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- harmlessCausing no injury
confusing · deceptive · nonproductive · timing · pattern · cervix · dilation · differentiate
tightening
Making less loose
irregular · sensation · discomfort · hardening · cramping · spasm · squeeze · tension · muscle · abdomen
gestation
Carrying offspring in womb
maternity · expectant · fetus · obstetrics · midwife · ultrasound · amniotic · placenta · motherhood · gynecology
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- readinessState of being prepared
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
priming · warm-up · precursor · anticipation · groundwork · acclimatization · training · forewarning · prodromal · prelude
false labor
Contractions without actual delivery
- nonprogressiveNot moving forward
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- benignNot harmful or threatening
harmless · confusing · deceptive · nonproductive · timing · pattern · cervix · dilation · differentiate
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- Pregnancy Symptomsmorning sickness, baby bump, cravings, nausea, fatigue
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
- labor signscontractions, water breaking, mucus plug, dilation, effacement
- prenatal careprenatal vitamins, prenatal care, prenatal checkups, fetal ultrasound, prenatal checkup
Braxton Hicksdelivery
Conveyance of goods
childbirth · parturition · labor and delivery · birth · postpartum