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 ...

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A baby is considered full term once you’re 37 weeks pregnant. Labor often occurs between 37 and 40 weeks of pregnancy. Contractions before 37 weeks are called preterm and run risks to the baby.

You’ll want to note when a contraction starts and when a contraction ends. For tracking purposes, you’ll also probably want to note the length of the contraction (the amount of time from when ...

Pregnancy contraction monitoring wearable informs and empowers expecting moms By Bruce Brown Published January 4, 2017 Save Whether it’s your first pregnancy or your 20th, the third trimester ...

Those cramps can manifest as contractions, especially as the pregnancy progresses, Shannon M. Clark, M.D., an associate professor of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Texas Medical ...

BloomLife is a wearable device, worn with a strap around the belly, that lets pregnant women track the muscle contractions in her uterus. The electronics are housed in a little pod, which connects ...