01. effacement: thinning and shortening of the cervical cnal during labor to permit passage of fetus.
02. trimester: three months; one-third of the gestational period of pregnancy.
03. primigravida: a woman pregnant for the first time.
04. parity: carrying a pregnancy to the point of viablity regardless of outcome.
05. Braxton-Hicks: irregular
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