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Is lower belly cramping sign of labor i am 39 weeks with my second baby but no cervix changes?

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Dr. Keita Sakon answered

No: Labor is defined as contractions that changes your cervix. Therefore if , no cervical change = no labor.

Answered 7/17/2013

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