Contractions when to go to hospital third baby

byKaiser Permanente |

As the birth of your baby gets closer and closer, more questions might be arising around labor and birth.

Here’s how to understand your body’s signals that your baby is on the way and know when to go to the hospital.

What is labor?

Labor is your body’s process of moving the baby from your uterus to birth. Labor has four phases:

• Early labor: the first contractions which are typically inconsistent in strength and timing.
• First phase: contractions are stronger and closer together, causing the cervix to dilate (open).
• Second stage: full cervical dilation to delivery of the baby with pushing.
• Third stage: delivery of the placenta.

What are contractions?

Labor contractions are the tightening of the uterine muscle.

When to go to the hospital in labor with first child

They become frequent, stronger and regular as labor progresses.

Contractions may feel like cramping or pressure in the uterus. Place your hands on your abdomen and feel for a tightening and relaxing. This sensation can be felt over the entire abdomen.

You are having a contraction if your uteru

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