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English translation: effective (uterine) contractions

13:14 Jun 11, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Gynäkologie / Geburtseinleitung
German term or phrase: muttermundwirksame Wehen
In meiner Arbeit geht's um die Einleitung einer Geburt unter bestimmten Umständen.

Dabei kommen auch die sog. muttermundwirksamen Wehen zur Sprache...

Kennt jemand den englischen Begriff dafür??

Danke :-)
PPaulus
Germany
Local time: 10:45
English translation:effective (uterine) contractions
Explanation:
http://www.allinahealth.org/ac/pregcc.nsf/page/tri2hcwaf
When your contractions are ***effective*** they thin out, or efface, the cervix. They also push your baby down against the cervix. This makes the cervix open, or dilate. Effective contractions start at the top of the uterus and move downward. You may feel this as the contraction starting at your back and coming around to your front.

http://www.webmd.com/baby/labor-signs?page=2
Effacement and dilation are a direct result of ***effective*** uterine contractions. Progress in labor is measured by how much the cervix has opened and thinned to allow your baby to pass through the vagina.
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Patricia Daehler
United States
Local time: 04:45
Grading comment
That's the term I finally used "effective uterine contractions". Thanks a lot for your support :-)

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Summary of answers provided
3 +3effective (uterine) contractions
Patricia Daehler
3active labor with cervix dilating
Melanie Meyer


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
active labor with cervix dilating


Explanation:
The patient is in active labor with the cervix dilating...



Example sentence(s):
  • The next portion of the first stage of labor is the active phase, which is the phase of the most rapid cervical dilatation.

    Reference: http://umm.edu/health/medical/pregnancy/labor-and-delivery/t...
Melanie Meyer
United States
Local time: 04:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Vielen Dank auch für Deine Unterstützung, ich habe mich dann jedoch für "effective uterine contractions" entschieden :-)

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
effective (uterine) contractions


Explanation:
http://www.allinahealth.org/ac/pregcc.nsf/page/tri2hcwaf
When your contractions are ***effective*** they thin out, or efface, the cervix. They also push your baby down against the cervix. This makes the cervix open, or dilate. Effective contractions start at the top of the uterus and move downward. You may feel this as the contraction starting at your back and coming around to your front.

http://www.webmd.com/baby/labor-signs?page=2
Effacement and dilation are a direct result of ***effective*** uterine contractions. Progress in labor is measured by how much the cervix has opened and thinned to allow your baby to pass through the vagina.

Patricia Daehler
United States
Local time: 04:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 491
Grading comment
That's the term I finally used "effective uterine contractions". Thanks a lot for your support :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  J Fox
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jayne!
agree  uyuni
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, uyuni!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Harald!
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