Contractions are when the muscles of your uterus tighten and relax to get ready for childbirth. These muscles help push your baby down the birth canal. Once you reach week 37 of your pregnancy, it ...

Contractions during pregnancy refer to the sensation of tightness and hardness in the uterine muscles. During a contraction, the pain or cramping usually starts in the lower back and moves to the ...

During pregnancy, it's possible to experience mild contractions that help "prepare" the body for future labor (these are called Braxton Hicks contractions, described ahead).

So Dy and Penders founded Bloomlife, a company that sells wearables designed to track a pregnant woman's contractions in real time, and to send pregnancy data points to an app on the wearer's ...

Contractions are slower, coming 2 to 5 minutes apart and last 60 to 90 seconds. With each contraction, you push until the baby moves down the birth canal. 3rd stage of labor is the placenta delivery.