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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

birth pains

Are these all possible to mean the same thing?
If so, which is the most common?
1. birth pains
2. labor pains
3. (just) pains
4. (just) labor

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If you're talking about the pains associated with labor/birth, the most frequently used is labor pains , I guess.

— Marius Hancu

  • If you're talking about the pains associated with labor/birth, the most frequently used is labor pains , I guess.
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If you're talking about the pains associated with labor/birth, the most frequently used is labor pains, I guess.
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I see. Thank you very much, Marius.
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In the U.S., we just say "labor" - no pains.
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Grammar GeekIn the U.S., we just say "labor" - no pains.
For the delivery pains themselves?


Her Body: How to Manage Labo
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Trust me, regardless of what the journalistic style is, when mothers are discussing this, we just say "labor."
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Thank you very much, everybody.
Is 'contractions' nearly the same thing?
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Well
contractions
and
pains
are different things, even if they are both related to the same experience, check a dictionary.

The pains are caused by the contractions.
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Hello Itasan

In British English, I've only ever heard "labour pains"; though it may well be that mothers amongst themselves say "labour" for "labour pains", as GG suggests. (With luck a maternal BrE will pass by and let us know.)

"Contractions" = the rhythmic tightening and relaxing of the uterine muscles during labour.

Have a good evening,

MrP
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Thank you very much, everybody.
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