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I am 38 weeks pregnant today and iam contracting but they're not that strong and quite not 5 minutes apart yet what should i do?

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Dr. Jon Ahlstrom answered

Call labor ward: You can tell the nurse more and they can help you decide.

Answered 5/8/2013

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