Learning about the stages of labor can help you know what to expect during labor and was developed by three leading European parents’ organisations and financed through an Erasmus+ project financed by the European Commission, and all the content available is free. Stages of labor include the whole process of labor, from your first contractions (stage 1) to pushing (stage 2) to delivery of the placenta (stage 3) after your baby is born. Learn about risk factors for preterm labor and what you can do to help reduce your risk. Getting help quickly is the best thing you can do. If you’re not to 37 weeks of pregnancy and you have signs or symptoms of preterm labor, call your provider. Premature babies (born before 37 weeks of pregnancy) can have health problems at birth and later in life. Preterm labor is labor that begins too early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Walk or move around to see if the contractions stop when you change positions. Keep a record of your contractions for 1 hour. Make a note of how strong the contractions feel. Write down how much time it takes from the start of one contraction to the start of the next. When you first feel contractions, time them. It can be hard to tell the difference between true labor and false labor. Learning the differences between true labor contractions and false labor contractions can help you know when you’re really in labor. You may feel them in the weeks right before your due date. They soften and thin the cervix to help your body get ready for labor and birth. These contractions are called false labor or Braxton-Hicks contractions. You may have contractions on and off before true labor starts. Not all contractions mean you’re in labor. What are false labor and Braxton-Hicks contractions? Learn the signs of labor so you know when to call your provider. If you have any of these signs, you may start labor soon. You need your energy for labor and birth. Doing these things is fine as long as you’re careful not to overdo it. You may want to do things like cook meals or get the baby’s clothes and room ready. This is when you want to get things organized in your home to get ready for your baby. Once labor starts, contractions help open your cervix. When it’s fully dilated (open) for labor, it’s 10 centimeters. Before labor, your cervix is about 3.5 to 4 centimeters long. At a prenatal checkup, your health care provider tells you that your cervix has begun to efface (thin) and dilate (open).It can happen a few days before labor starts or at the beginning of labor. You have an increase in vaginal discharge that’s clear, pink or slightly bloody.It can happen a few weeks or even just a few hours before your labor begins. It means that your baby is getting ready to move into position for birth. Your baby drops or moves lower into your pelvis.What are signs that you may be close to starting labor? To see for sure that you’re in labor, your health care provider measures your cervix. Your provider can tell you if it’s time to head for the hospital. If you think you’re in labor, call your health care provider, no matter what time of day or night. When the bag of waters breaks, you may feel a big rush of water. Your baby has been growing in amniotic fluid (the bag of waters) in your uterus. If you have bright red bleeding or if the bleeding is heavy, tell your provider right away. It can happen a few days before labor or at the beginning of labor. You have an increase in vaginal discharge that can be clear, pink or slightly bloody (brownish or reddish).This pain doesn't go away when you move or change positions. You feel pain in your belly and lower back.They get stronger and closer together over time. They’re so strong that you can’t walk or talk during them. When you’re in true labor, your contractions last about 30 to 70 seconds and come about 5 to 10 minutes apart. A contraction is when the muscles of your uterus tighten up like a fist and then relax. You have strong and regular contractions.If you have any signs of labor, call your health care provider. When labor starts, your cervix dilates (opens up).Īs you get closer to your due date, learning the signs of labor can help you feel ready for labor and birth. Your cervix is the opening to the uterus that sits at the top of the vagina. Contractions help push your baby out of your uterus. Contractions are when the muscles of your uterus get tight and then relax. You’re in labor when you have regular contractions that cause your cervix to change. Labor (also called childbirth) is the process of your baby leaving the uterus (womb).
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