Labor Pain Comes From The Cervix

Courtesy ScienceDaily Fri, 04/11/2008 - 22:00

Childbirth is painful, yet scientists are still somewhat in the dark about what actually causes the pain. A new doctoral thesis now shows where this pain comes from and opens the way to the development of improved methods of pain relief.

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