Preventing Pre-Term Labor

Preventing preterm labor is a national campaign presented by leading hospitals and physicians across the United States supported by:

Call your health care provider if you experience any of the following:

Contractions that happen either every 10 minutes or more than five times in one hour.
Backache that does not go away after resting on your side.
Changes in vaginal discharge and/or menstrual-like cramps.
Abdominal cramping and diarrhea.
Pressure in the pelvis that feels like the baby’s head is pushing down.