Doula

Answer: A - Preterm labor is characterized as contractions that get longer, stronger and closer together before 37 completed weeks of gestation. These contractions do not stop if a mother changes position. If a woman feels more than five contractions in one hour, she should call her healthcare provider. If caught soon enough, labor may be stopped, to give the baby more time to develop in utero. True labor contractions happen after 37 weeks, and get progressively stronger and more frequent, resulting in the birth of the baby. Braxton Hicks contractions are a tightening of the uterus during pregnancy that follow no regular pattern. Non-progressing is another name for Braxton Hicks contractions.