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 ...

As the gestation period nears completion, the uterus grows to a length of 12 inches (from 3 inches) and the weight increases to 1,100 g (from 30–40 g). The uterus has 5 liters of fluid, and together ...

Your growing baby can definitely mess with your digestive system. First, there's morning sickness. Then, as your changing hormones disrupt or slow the digestive process and your growing baby starts to ...

Guys, there is so much to look forward to about pregnancy and birth: the adorable socks, that thing babies do when they grab your finger, and, you know finally getting that other living thing out of ...

Braxton Hicks contractions usually begin to appear from the second trimester of pregnancy. Unlike real contractions, false contractions do not lead to the opening of the cervix. A guide. If you are ...

Some factors, like being on your feet a lot or dehydration, among others, may make you more likely to experience frequent Braxton-Hicks contractions. But they typically aren’t a cause for concern.

From first contractions to holding our newborn baby for the first time ...

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 ...

The signs that labour is imminent and what those practice contractions feel like ALL eyes were on the Duchess of Cambridge when Kensington Palace announced she had gone into labour with her third baby ...