False labor contractions: These contractions are irregular and usually stop if you change positions. They may be accompanied by other false labor signs. Labor contractions: In the weeks before birth, you’ll likely also experience many common signs of real labor that lead up to real labor contractions. read more
Contractions. Although it's not unusual to experience periodic, irregular contractions (uterine muscle spasms) as your labor nears, contractions that occur at intervals of less than 10 minutes are usually an indication that labor has begun. Stages of Labor. Labor is typically divided into three stages: Stage 1. read more