It’s possible to lose the mucus plug weeks before going into labor, but it often happens days or hours before labor. As an expecting mother, you might not expect any weight loss until after ...

She says, "I began having the same pre-labor symptoms that I had been having every day for almost two weeks. It started in the early afternoon but felt no different." However, the contractions ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MDBack labor is a common occurrence, often as an extension of back pain that occurred earlier in pregnancy or even before it. It happens during labor and delivery ...

The findings suggest that women can self-diagnose labor onset and report associated symptoms several days before birth, indicating a need for better education and support during this critical time[3].

Between 15 to 32% of women experience back pain before labor, and 5 to 8% of those women experience back labor all the way through to delivery. Back labor is most likely caused by how the baby is ...