A short, strong contraction pulled at her and she gasped inadvertently.

As you settle back, you feel another strong contraction.

If the uterus does not contract enough, he or she may give you oxytocin, a drug that promotes stronger contractions.

The cervix may open and thin without strong or painful contractions.

She knelt down closer to Ayla, just as another strong contraction started.

As treatment progresses, heavier cones are used that require stronger contractions to keep them in place.

These muscles are meant to prevent urine from leaving the body, but they may be "overridden" if the bladder has a strong contraction.

The uterus then better maintains its integrity and can tolerate the strong contractions of future childbirth.

They create a large, lower-surface tenntiform mine, causing a strong contraction of the leaf.

It was an easy birth, only four hours from the first strong contraction to delivery.