đau chuyển dạ

Sản phụ cảm thấy những cơn đau chuyển dạ đầu tiên.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Labor pain: The rhythmic, often intense, contractions of the uterus that occur during childbirth, signaling the process of labor and delivery.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy bắt đầu lên cơn đau chuyển dạ lúc nửa đêm. (She began having labor pains at midnight.)
  • Những cơn đau chuyển dạ ngày càng mạnh và gần nhau hơn. (The labor pains are getting stronger and closer together.)
  • Bác sĩ nói rằng cơn đau chuyển dạ thực sự khác với cơn gò Braxton-Hicks. (The doctor said true labor pain is different from Braxton-Hicks contractions.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specifically used in medical and childbirth contexts. It describes the physiological process, not general abdominal pain.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyển dạ (n): Labor, the entire process of childbirth.

  • Cô ấy đã chuyển dạ được 10 tiếng. (She has been in labor for 10 hours.)

• Cơn co tử cung (n): Uterine contraction. This is the more clinical term for the physical event, while "đau chuyển dạ" emphasizes the sensation.

  • Máy theo dõi ghi lại cơn co tử cung. (The monitor records the uterine contractions.)

Synonyms

• Labor pains: The most direct and common synonym.
• Contractions: A common term used in English, especially in medical contexts.

Related Phrases

• Cơn gò chuyển dạ: Another way to refer to labor contractions, using "gò" (to tighten/harden).

  • Cơn gò chuyển dạ giúp đẩy em bé ra ngoài. (Labor contractions help push the baby out.)

• Đau đẻ: A more colloquial and general term for the pain of childbirth.

  • Cô ấy sợ đau đẻ. (She is afraid of childbirth pain.)