What Causes It?

The most common cause for preterm labour pain is an incompetent cervix. A cervix is said to be incompetent when the muscles around your cervix becomes weak.

Premature labour pain is also possible if your cervix is torn or damaged. This happens due to difficulty during labour. Difficulty during labour can also lead to injury to your birth canal. This is more common in rural areas where women do not take professional help but opt for delivery in their own homes.

If your cervix is torn, ask your doctor would recommend tightening with the help of a stitch to prevent preterm labour pain. An infection in your vagina could also cause premature labour pain by infecting the membranes or sac around the baby which could cause it to rupture prematurely leading to preterm labour.

Apart from that, premature labour pain can also be caused by anaemia and high blood pressure.

If your blood sugar is high, it leads to an increase in the fluid content of your amniotic sac and eventually premature labour pain may set in.

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An increase in amniotic fluid especially in multiple pregnancy leads to premature labour pain. Also, if your water bag ruptures or leaks, premature labour pain is possible.

Can I Prevent It?

If you are aware that you are having an infection in your vagina or if you are having high blood pressure, anaemia or diabetes, you need to get it treated before you try for a baby the next time. Doctors will get to know about the possibility of you going into preterm labour pain as early as 20 weeks of pregnancy.