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What are the causes of period like cramps in late pregnancy?

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Uterine contractions: Contractions occur infrequently in pregnancy, but get more frequent and stronger as pregnancy goes on. They are a "practice" for labor, when the contractions become regular (every 5 minutes or so) and increasingly strong.

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Answered 1/21/2017

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