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Is there any relationship between more frequent braxton hicks and normal labor? i am 37 w 2 d with 2nd baby boy
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See below: Braxton-hix contractions are the harbingers OB labor. They are the rehearsal contractions for the real things.
Answered 6/10/2014
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