{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "false-labour-braxton-hicks",
  "name": "False labour (Braxton Hicks contractions)",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "Braxton Hicks Contractions - StatPearls (NCBI Bookshelf NBK470546) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470546/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class WD99.00 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care · False labour (Braxton Hicks contractions) - disease-level clinical article (false-labour-braxton-hicks-full.txt)",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 699,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Recognition & Referral)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Irregular contractions without cervical change, common in the third trimester; the GP reassures and distinguishes this from true labour rather than prescribing.",
      "adult_duration": "Refer",
      "dose_source": "No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care",
      "rationale": "Irregular contractions without cervical change, common in the third trimester; the GP reassures and distinguishes this from true labour rather than prescribing.",
      "cautions": [
        "Regular painful contractions with cervical dilation, bleeding, or fluid leakage should be treated as possible true or preterm labour and referred.",
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.",
        "RED FLAG - Immediate contact is required for red flags: vaginal bleeding, fluid leaking, strong contractions every 5 minutes for an hour, or decreased fetal movement (<10 movements in 2 hours)."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "false-labour-braxton-hicks"
    }
  ]
}