A pulling pain in the lower abdomen at 38 weeks of pregnancy may be a sign of labor or may be caused by other factors. If you feel pulling pain in the lower abdomen at 38 weeks of pregnancy, you may consider that the uterus is enlarging and pulling on the abdominal muscles, causing a pulling pain in the lower abdomen, which is usually a transient pain. The pulling pain in the lower abdomen at this time may also be a false contraction, which is a manifestation of preterm labor, characterized by irregularity, varying intervals, and the intensity does not gradually increase with the passage of time, and need to be closely observed. Pulling pain in the lower abdomen at 38 weeks of pregnancy may also indicate labor is imminent. When a pregnant woman’s lower abdominal pulling pains become stronger and stronger, or even unrelieved, without intervals, and accompanied by abdominal hardness like a plate fetal heartbeat fetal movement abnormalities, it is also necessary to exclude the possibility of premature placental abruption, and should be as soon as possible to consult a doctor. In short, it is recommended that pregnant women in the 38th week of pregnancy relax, if you feel worried you can go to the hospital obstetrics and gynecology department for checkups, and you should go to the hospital in time to wait for labor when there are symptoms of impending labor.