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A very rare gene could explain why some women don't need pain relief during childbirth - CNN 23-Jul-2020
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A very rare gene could explain why some women don't need pain relief during childbirth - CNN
Women who don't need an epidural during childbirth might be carriers of a rare genetic variant that gives them a much higher threshold for pain, scientists have discovered.
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