Definition

1. Noun:
   • Labour pains: The rhythmic, often painful, contractions of the uterus during childbirth. This is the primary and most specific meaning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy bắt đầu lên cơn đau đẻ. (She started having labour pains.)
  • Những cơn đau đẻ ngày càng mạnh và gần nhau hơn. (The labour pains are getting stronger and closer together.)

Advanced Usage

• "lên cơn đau đẻ": to go into labour, to start having labour pains.
  • Khi nào sản phụ lên cơn đau đẻ thì cần đến bệnh viện ngay. (When the pregnant woman goes into labour, she needs to go to the hospital immediately.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyển dạ (v/n): This is the more formal medical term for the entire process of labour/delivery, which includes the phase of .
  • Cô ấy đã chuyển dạ được 6 tiếng. (She has been in labour for 6 hours.)
• Cơn co tử cung (n): Uterine contraction. This is the physiological term for what causes the sensation of .
  • Cơn co tử cung là dấu hiệu của chuyển dạ. (Uterine contractions are a sign of labour.)

Synonyms

• Labour contractions: (Medical term) The contractions during childbirth.
• Birth pains: A more general term for the pain associated with giving birth.

Related Phrases

• Đau bụng đẻ (n): A common colloquial variant with the same meaning as .
  • Cô ấy kêu đau bụng đẻ. (She complained of labour pains.)

1. Labour pains