Elements of Care
PregnancySigns of Labor

Signs of Labor

Labor occurs at 37 week or later. Go to the hospital (Labor and Delivery unit) if you have the following symptoms:

  • Contractions that are regular, 4 to 5 minutes apart, and about 1 minute long for an hour.
  • You are not able to walk, talk, or breathe thru the contractions.
  • Contractions are regular, increase in frequency and intensity.
  • Gush of fluid or fluid leaking from your vagina.
  • Vaginal bleeding.