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Leg cramps:- In the later weeks of pregnancy, the patient may complain of cramp on the muscles of the calf and the back of the thigh. The cramp is considered to be due to inefficient calcium metabolism with which the parathyroid glands are concerned. It may be partly due to pressure on the savor- sciatic plexus by the head of the child. (17) ................
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