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  2. Braxton Hicks contractions - Wikipedia

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    Braxton Hicks contractions are often confused for labor. Braxton Hicks contractions allow the pregnant woman's body to prepare for labor. [1] However, the presence of Braxton Hicks contractions does not mean a woman is in labor or even that labor is about to commence. [1] Another common cause of pain in pregnancy is round ligament pain. Table 1.

  3. Pre-labor - Wikipedia

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    Pre-labor consists of the early signs before labor starts. It is the body's preparation for real labor. Prodromal labor has been misnamed as “false labor." Prodromal labor begins much as traditional labor but does not progress to the birth of the baby. Not everyone feels this stage of labor, though it does always occur.

  4. Misclassification of employees as independent contractors

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    Misclassification of employees as independent contractors is the way in which the United States and other countries classify the problem of false self-employment. In the U.S., it can occur with respect to tax treatment or the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  5. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act - Wikipedia

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    For example, a pregnant woman with an emergency condition and/or currently in labor must be treated until delivery is complete, until the woman and the fetus are stabilized, or until a qualified personnel identifies the labor as a "false labor" or Braxton Hicks contractions, unless a transfer under the statute is appropriate. [9]

  6. Preterm birth - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms of preterm labor include four or more uterine contractions in one hour. In contrast to false labour, true labor is accompanied by cervical dilation and effacement. Also, vaginal bleeding in the third trimester, heavy pressure in the pelvis, or abdominal or back pain could be indicators that a preterm birth is about to occur.

  7. Contraction stress test - Wikipedia

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    A negative result is highly predictive of fetal wellbeing and tolerance of labor. The test has a poor positive predictive value with false-positive results in as many as 30% of cases. [4] [5] A positive CST indicates high risk of fetal death due to hypoxia [3] and is a contraindication to labor. Patient's obstetricians usually consider ...

  8. Forced labour - Wikipedia

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    Starting in the 1820s, prisoners' labor was used to make a profit for the facilities. In the United States North in 1823, the New York State prison at Auburn, Auburn Prison , used prison labor to produce goods for sale that helped finance the prison and create a profit, imposing harsh conditions upon prisoners without providing any form of ...

  9. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - Wikipedia

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    Department of Labor poster notifying employees of rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.