labour pains
Delivery room agony
Labour pains are the intense, rhythmic contractions of the uterus during childbirth.
The pains come in waves, growing stronger and more frequent as delivery approaches.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for the difficult early stages of creating something: the labour pains of a new democracy.
Also spelled labor pains.
- birth pangsContractions during delivery
- pangBrief sharp sensation
- due dateWhen payment is required
- water breakingAmniotic sac opening
- first stageInitial phase of process
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