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in labor

[of a woman] experiencing the pains and exertion of childbirth. Susan was in labor for nearly eight hours. As soon as she had been in labor for an hour, she went to the hospital.

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These should be discussed with your doctor early in labor if anything is known about them. Signs and Treatments of Preterm Labor by peterhutch / Health, general community What is behind these recent patterns in labor force participation rates? Labor force participation in the United States and Ohio by Dunne, Tim; Fee, Kyle / Economic Trends By understanding where the pains in labor come from and what can be done about it, you are most likely to have a satisfying childbirth experience and wonderful birth memories. What Do Labor Contraction and Labor Pains Feel like? by Lena Leino / Women's issues/gender studies community			in heaven in heaven's name in high cotton in high dudgeon in high gear in his wisdom in hock in hog heaven in honor of in hopes of in horror in hot pursuit in hot water in hour of need in ink in interest in inverted commas in its entirety in jeopardy in jest in just a minute in just a moment in keeping in keeping with in kind in labor in large part in league in league with in less than no time in lieu of in light of in limbo in line in line for in line with in living memory in loco parentis in love in low cotton in luck in marching order in memory of in midair in midst in mind's eye in mint condition in my book in my humble opinion in my wildest dreams in name			In Jesus Name in jig time in jig time In joke In jokes In judiciis minori aetati sucuritur In judicio In judicio non creditur nisi juratis In jure In jure non remota causa in just a minute in just a moment in keeping in keeping in keeping In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 in keeping with in keeping with in key in key in key in kind in kind in kind in kind In Kind Distribution In Kind Distributions In Kind Donation In Kind Support and Maintenance in labor in lap in lap in lap in lap in large measure in large measure in large measure in large measure in large part in large part in large part in large part in large part in large quantities in law in law in law in law IN LB in league in league in league in league with in leaps and bounds in leaps and bounds in leaps and bounds in leaps and bounds In lege in less than no time in less than no time

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