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I'm 39weeks pregnant and have bad pain in lower abdominal area can hardly walk ect and also look abit swollen ?

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Possible early labor: This could be simply discomforts of pregnancy, early labor, or possibly something more worrisome. Impossible to tell without more info and a clinical exam. Please contact your provider.

Answered 9/29/2012

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