O47.0: False labour before 37 completed weeks of gestation
The uterus or womb sits in the pelvis and is pear-shaped. The narrower part extends downward into the vagina and is called the cervix. When a woman is pregnant, the child grows in her uterus. The wall of the womb is mainly made up of muscles. On the outside, a thin skin surrounds the uterus. On the inside, the uterus is lined with mucous membrane. During labor, the muscles of the uterus contract. During the birth contractions push the child out of the uterus. Contractions take place mainly towards the end of the pregnancy and during childbirth.
During pregnancy, contractions occur that prepare the womb for the birth. These contractions have different effects on the womb. For example they can promote blood supply in the area of the womb and the placenta. The two-way tensing and relaxing of the womb muscles can make the womb stronger. Sometimes when these contractions occur you can feel how the abdomen gets hard. However, these contractions have no direct impact on the birth.
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