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Frequent contractions
Lower back pain
Lower abdominal pain
Pelvic area feels full
Pregnancy cramps feel like menstrual cramps
Increased vaginal discharge in pregnancy
Feel like water broke
Reduced fetal movement
Baby moving less in womb
Vaginal bleeding when pregnant
Labor pain
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What is Threatened Preterm Labor?
This refers to regular contractions that occur between 22 to 37 weeks of pregnancy. There may be associated cervical widening and softening, and it has a risk of preterm delivery.
Typical Symptoms of Threatened Preterm Labor
- Feel my child is moving less. (Decreased fetal movements)
- Currently pregnant
- Feel like water has broken/amniotic fluid is coming out
- Vaginal bleeding or discolored discharge outside of your period
- Stomach feels constantly hard and stiff like a board
- Feeling contractions very frequently
- Stomach or abdominal pain
- Lower abdominal pain
Diagnostic Questions for Threatened Preterm Labor
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Is your child moving less?
- Are you pregnant?
- Do you feel like your water has broken?
- Have you experienced any vaginal bleeding or unusual discharge outside of your period?
- Is your stomach always hard and stiff like a board?
Treatment of Threatened Preterm Labor
This usually requires a specialist for further investigations. Medications are sometimes needed to reduce the chance of preterm delivery.
Reviewed By:
Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN))
Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.
Content updated on Feb 3, 2025
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