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Im 37 weeks pregnant today. i lost my plug on tuesday and all week i have been having regular contractions on and off. 2cmdilated. should i still work?

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Work till u can't: As long as everything is doing well with your pregnancy, you can work until you go into labor. There may be a point where you aren't able to work because if the discomfort. I tell my patients that, if men had babies, paternity leave would start at conception and last 18 years!

Answered 5/17/2014

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