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Preterm Labor
Preterm labor is characterized by contractions or irritability of the uterus between weeks 20-36 of gestation that cause effacement and/or dilatation of the cervix.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health

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Premature Labor
Premature labor is the term to describe contractions of the uterus that begin at 20–36 weeks of a pregnancy .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
 
 
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