Taber's Medical Dictionary
Braxton Hicks contractions
(brăk′stŏn-hĭks″ )
[John Braxton Hicks, Brit. gynecologist, 1823-1897]
False labor. These contractions are not true labor pains because they do not cause dilation and effacement of the cervix, but are often interpreted as such.
SYN: SEE: Hicks sign
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Braxton Hicks Contractions." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751164/0/Braxton_Hicks_contractions.
Braxton Hicks contractions. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751164/0/Braxton_Hicks_contractions. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Braxton Hicks contractions. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751164/0/Braxton_Hicks_contractions
Braxton Hicks Contractions [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751164/0/Braxton_Hicks_contractions.
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