Medical Definition of TRANSDUCTION. 1. : the action or process of converting something and especially energy or a message into another form. 2. : the transfer of genetic material from one organism (as a bacterium) to another by a genetic vector and especially a bacteriophageâcompare transformation 2.
Having cramps once you're past 37 weeks may mean you're in the early stages of labour. At this stage your pregnancy has reached term, so the cramps are a normal part of your body gearing up to give birth.
1 Vaginal bleeding during the first trimester of pregnancy is relatively common. 2  Some amount of light bleeding or spotting during pregnancy occurs in about 20% of pregnancies.  In some cases, particularly when there is heavy bleeding and cramping, bleeding during pregnancy is the sign of a serious problem.