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I am 31 weeks pregnant i.e. may be 8th month started and from few days I was having tightness and uneasy feeling in stomach so I went to doctor yesterday she told she noticed contractions in scan and if these continue I may have preterm labor. What does she mean i am very afraid? Will I and my baby be healthy.
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Hello, PRETERM LABOUR IS onset of labour before time which is not healthy for the baby as baby's lungs are not mature to breathe outside at 31 weeks.
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