Digest Number 2620

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Eric,

 

Thanks for the clarification, very much appreciated. What is the term for " false

labor " and how is it defined? I am unable to find it in any English literature I

have here, though unfortunately I don't have my entire library here in Hawaii

yet.

 

Thomas

 

 

" Eric Brand "

The Chinese phrase that literally means " slippery fetus " (hua tai) is

generally translated as habitual miscarriage. It is different than

false labor, and is defined as follows: Miscarriage successively

occurring three times or more. Habitual miscarriage is attributable to

qi vacuity, kidney vacuity, blood heat, blood vacuity, or external injury.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

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> Eric,

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> Thanks for the clarification, very much appreciated. What is the

term for " false labor " and how is it defined? I am unable to find it

in any English literature I have here, though unfortunately I don't

have my entire library here in Hawaii yet.

 

It is mentioned in the Yi Zong Jin Jian. See the original text below.

This contains Chinese verse, then annotations written by the original

authors (Qing Dynasty- the most recent dynasty). After the original

annotations are additional notes by Bob Damone, the primary editor of

the text. This excerpt is from the Paradigm Publications text Heart

Approach to Gynecology, Essentials in Verse- this text is the

gynecology section of the yi zong jin jian.

 

Eric

 

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[An expectant mother with] abdominal pain before the months [of

pregnancy] are com-plete,

When the pain disappears and all is normal, is said to have ¡§fetal

testing.¡¨1

[if she has] abdominal pain [yet] no lumbar pain in the final month,

And the pain comes and goes, this is said to be ¡§fetal playing.¡¨2

Both of these are not signs of true labor.

One only needs to be calm and not concerned.

 

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Annotation: During the eighth or ninth month of pregnancy, if there

are abdominal pains that disappear and the situation is like normal,

this is referred to as ¡§fetal testing.¡¨ Nourishing blood is

appropriate in order to quiet the fetus. When the months of pregnancy

are sufficient and the mother has abdominal pains that come and go but

has no pain in the lumbar region, this is called ¡§fetus playing.¡¨ In

this situation, it is best to not act rashly. Neither indicates the

time of birth. Do not be troubled or perplexed, but simply remain

quiet and peaceful and await the time of birth.

 

1. Fetal testing ( & #35797;­L shi4 tai1): Intermittent uterine contractions

that resemble those of labor yet occur before the pregnancy has

reached its full term. In modern Western medicine, the occurrence of

uterine contractions after three months of gestation is known as a

Braxton Hicks sign. The name derives from the nineteenth century

English gynecologist who described them.

2. Fetal playing (§Ë­L nong4 tai1): Intermittent uterine contractions

that resemble those of labor and occur after pregnancy has reached its

full term. Some sources use fetal playing and fetal testing

interchangeably. In modern Western medicine, this is known as Braxton

Hicks sign (see note 1 above) and also as ¡§false labor.¡¨ The latter

term has fallen out of favor with some Western obstetricians and

midwives who see it as misleading and who construe these contractions

as ¡§uterine exercises¡¨ that have intrinsic value in preparing the

uterus for the work of labor to come.