Contractions: How Not to Miss Labor

Contractions can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Basically contractions are the mechanism by which your cervix will open (dilate) to let your baby be born. Sometimes this happens too early as in preterm labor, and sometimes it's labor.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Contractions: How Not to Miss Labor Contractions can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. Basically contractions are the mechanism by which your cervix will open (dilate) to let your baby be born. Sometimes this happens too early as in preterm labor, and sometimes it's labor. Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE Pregnancy & Childbirth Expert Braxton Hicks Contractions   Braxton Hicks Contractions are also known as practice contractions. You are having them, even if you aren't feeling them. READ NOW Knowing How to Time Contractions Can Help You During Labor   The ability to time contractions can help you determine when you need help and whether or not you're really in labor.  READ NOW Is This Real or False Labor? This Quick Quiz Will Tell You   Sometimes you have contractions, but it's the end of pregnancy and not labor. How do you know the difference? READ NOW Contraction Timer App Reviews   If you want to quickly and accurately time your contractions and get other data, you can use one of these apps, most of them free! READ NOW Featured Articles • Holidays Call for Us to Become Fitness Food Snobs • 5 Healthy Snacks with 100 Calories or Less • Why IQ Tests Can't Measure Intelligence in Nonverbal Autistic Children • 6 Things No One Tells You About PCOS • Physical Therapist Review of the TruPosture Smart Shirt for Postural Control • Sugar-Free Lemon Curd: An Easy Last Minute Gift From Your Kitchn • Is Vaginal Itching During Pregnancy Normal? • Did You Know the World Health Assembly Declared the World Free of Smallpox? Advertisement About Pregnancy & Childbirth  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Pregnancy & Childbirth newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.