Labor Signs: Signs of Labor (Cervical Effacement) During Pregnancy. Know more about the difference between true and false labor, and when to call your health care provider.

To help you better understand the stages of labor, the signs of early and true labor and the differences between true labor and Braxton Hicks contractions, Dr. Erin Higgins, an ob-gyn at the ...

Prodromal Labor vs. True Labor Unlike actual labor, contractions without cervical change don’t get you and your baby ready for delivery. Doctors don’t know what causes them.