There's a big learning curve when it comes to pregnancy. For many expecting parents, just thinking about contractions can be nerve-wracking because they are associated with pain and the start of labor ...

Contractions are when the muscles of your uterus tighten and then relax. This is your body’s way of preparing for labour. At ...

After months of nurturing the little bun in your oven, the day you’ll give birth is almost here! Your labour is right around the corner, so what should you expect when labour hits? Read on for some of ...

In late pregnancy, it's easy to wonder whether every symptom you're having is an early sign of labor. Are you having Braxton Hicks or "real" contractions? Is that your mucus plug or normal vaginal ...

When you’re pregnant and get contractions, it means the muscles of your uterus are tightening and releasing. The contractions help widen (dilate) your cervix to help your baby journey through the ...

What we do know is that hormones play a large role in keeping a woman pregnant and stimulating uterine contractions to begin labor. As a pregnancy proceeds, the mother’s body produces hormones that ...

We all know how the early signs of labour unfold in movies; usually with the mum-to-be's waters breaking at the least opportune moment, at which point she's whisked off to hospital and emerges shortly ...

You may have a lot of questions about how to know you're actually in labor. Here's everything pregnant people need to know. In the movies, pregnant people are often shown looking down (surprised!) to ...

Pain is for the weak. Just dance. — -- You might picture a woman in labor writhing in pain and screaming for ice chips. That woman is not Akilah Wooten. While in labor at the Atlanta Medical ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Local news co-anchor Olivia Jaquith went ahead with a three-hour morning newscast even after her labor contractions began and her water broke, keeping viewers updated about the coming ...