True Labour and False Labour

TRUE LABOUR AND FALSE LABOUR
True labour False labour
  • Contractions are regular - about 15 to 20 minutes apart and last for about 15 seconds.
  • Contractions are not regular - sometimes they are closer together and other times, they are further apart.

 
  • Contractions gradually get closer together.
  • Contractions remain far apart.
  • Contractions gradually get stronger and longer.
  • Contractions remain about the same strenght.
  • Contractions are felt more in the back or lower abdomen.
  • Contractions feel like the abdomen is tightening around the baby.
  • Contractions get stronger even when you walk or change activity.
  • Contractions stop when you walk of change activity.
Last update: 2013-07-04