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36 weeks pregnant having strong back pain for the past 3 days having sharp contractions 2 night unable to sleep.can this b sign of early labor?
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Unlikely: Labor does not stop once it begins--but this uterine irritability might be a sign that labor may occur soon.
Answered 3/26/2013
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