Labor Onset
"Labor Onset" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The beginning of true OBSTETRIC LABOR which is characterized by the cyclic uterine contractions of increasing frequency, duration, and strength causing CERVICAL DILATATION to begin (LABOR STAGE, FIRST ).
| Descriptor ID |
D007745
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.785.760.769.326.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Labor Onset- Labor Onset
- Labor Onsets
- Onset, Labor
- Onsets, Labor
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