The contractions pull on the thick tissues of the cervix, causing it to efface or get thinner and also dilate or open up, so then the fetus can leave the uterus and enter the world.

宫缩牵拉宫颈厚的组织，导致宫颈管消失或变薄，并引起宫口的扩张或开放，接着胎儿可以离开子宫，来到人世。

The contractions are coming a little bit closer.

宫缩越来越密集了。

Okay, Dad, how far apart are the contractions?

好吧，他爸，宫缩频率多了?

And if it's happening and you have an hour of contractions, you might wanna head to the hospital or at least call your doctor.

如果这种情况发生，并且你已经经历了一个小时的宫缩，那么你可能需要前往医院，或者医生打个电话。

She hadn't gone to the hospital yet. they sent a live feed to the house and she was directing us between contractions.

她还没去医院。他里发送了实时信号，她在宫缩间隙指导我。

Cramping? -uh, I think I just twisted my ankle, but I would like to get checked out anyway.

宫缩呢？-我想我只是扭到脚踝了，但我还是想仔细查查。

Was that a...did I have...-A contraction. It was definitely a contraction. We need to book an O.R.

那是不是...我有没有...-是宫缩，那绝对是宫缩。我要订一个手术室。

Dorie's having contractions. The babies' vital signs are stable, but your placenta's laying low.

Dorie 开始有宫缩了，婴儿的生命体征很平稳，但你的胎盘位置偏低。

So far, the tocolytics are working.

目前宫缩抑制剂奏效了。

That's where a patient feels cramping and contractions and pain in their abdomen and in through their pelvis every five minutes.

也就是说，患者每五分钟会感到腹部和骨盆区域的痉挛、宫缩和疼痛。

The first stage starts with true labor contractions and ends when the cervix is completely effaced and dilated.

第一产程从真性宫缩开始，到宫颈管完全消失，宫口完全扩张结束。

From the moment true contractions begin to the baby's delivery usually takes about 12 to 18 hours for a first-time pregnancy, and about half that time for subsequent pregnancies.

从真性宫缩开始到胎儿娩出，初产妇要花约12-18小时，而经产妇要花大约6-9小时。

Once they start, true labor contractions progress in frequency, duration, and intensity, and they can feel like waves that build up to a peak intensity and then gradually decrease.

一旦开始，真性宫缩渐频，持续时间渐长，强度增强，而且她可以感觉像是波积累达峰值后强度逐渐减小。

Anyways, thanks for watching this English lesson on contractions.

不管怎样， 感谢收看这节关于宫缩的英语课。

The contractions are less than a minute apart.

宫缩间隔不到一分钟。

My wife " said that she was having contractions" .

我的妻子“说她有宫缩”。

The closer the contractions, the closer she is to giving birth.

宫缩越近，她就越接近分娩。

And the joke, the ending is always the same, because she was having contractions.

而这个笑话的结局总是相同的，因为她正在经历宫缩。

Nothing to it, eh? ' The first contraction bit hard.

“没什么大不了的，是吧？”第一次宫缩来得很猛。

The shock of it stopped my contractions.

这突如其来的震惊让我停止了宫缩。