Doctors explain how to tell the difference between Braxton Hicks and real labour. Experts say these contractions are the body ...

A woman who is 30 weeks pregnant has just finished her morning walk. Suddenly, she feels her stomach tighten. A few hours later, it happens again. No pain — just a rock hard belly. Should she grab her ...

Braxton Hicks contractions happen with all pregnancies to help your body prepare for labor. They might feel like a mild muscle spasm, tightening in your baby bump, or menstrual cramps. Not sure if you ...

Pregnancy is filled with weird aches, pains, and twinges, and some are a little scarier than others. Former Bachelorette star Ali Fedotowsky recently had a particularly confusing experience with ...

Here's what happens during each stage of labor – from how long each stage lasts to what you might feel. Labor happens in three stages — early labor and dilation, pushing and delivery, and finally, ...

It’s normal for women to have some uterine contractions throughout pregnancy. Often, a woman is unaware of these contractions, but at other times the contractions can be painful and regular and seem ...

Every woman's labour experience is unique. Labour is the natural process by which your body delivers your baby. It's a beautifully orchestrated sequence of events involving powerful muscle ...

If you see the phrase “precipitous labor” written on a medical chart, it might not mean much to you. But chances are, you know someone who’s experienced it. We’ve all heard stories of people who have ...

It's not every day that a woman preparing to give birth to her own child stops to deliver another woman's baby. But Dr. Amanda Hess, an obstetrician in Kentucky, found herself doing just that when she ...

I don’t want to be induced—I hear that it’s extra painful. But here I am at the doctor on a Monday morning for tests; it's four days past my due date, so the doctor wants to make sure all is well with ...

Jaycee Rolf always knew she wanted to have a natural at labor at home in Alabama. But, on March 2, when the family nurse practitioner began experiencing contractions every 3 to 5 minutes, she decided ...

Pregnancy is filled with weird aches, pains, and twinges, and some are a little scarier than others. Former Bachelorette star Ali Fedotowsky recently had a particularly confusing experience with ...