Pseudocontractions, also called delayed contractions, are episodic uterine contractions. They are characterized by irregularity in the timing and intensity of their occurrence. Pseudo contractions start around 6 weeks of pregnancy and are not felt until after the middle of the pregnancy. Before delivery, pseudocontractions become more frequent because the lower part of the uterus is stimulated by the pulling of the fetal head as it descends. A few weeks before delivery, when the uterine muscles are more sensitive, there will be irregular contractions of short duration and weakness, or limited to the lower part of the uterus. After a few hours they stop again and do not open the opening of the cervix, so they are not prodromal and are called pseudocontractions. False contractions in the last stage of pregnancy are different from the painless and occasional false contractions in early pregnancy. False contractions in early pregnancy do not cause any changes in the cervix. The contractions at this time may help the cervix to “mature”: it gradually becomes softer and thinner. It may even cause the cervical canal to begin to open slightly. This period sometimes indicates the onset of pre-labor. I. Causes of pseudo contractions A few weeks before delivery, the uterine muscles are more sensitive and irregular contractions occur, which are short-lived, weak or limited to the lower part of the uterus. After a few hours, the contractions stop again and do not open the cervix, so they are not labor and are called pseudocontractions. This kind of contraction has no regularity, no periodicity, and no pain. The symptoms of pseudocontractions may vary depending on the time period, and generally include pseudocontractions in the middle and end of pregnancy, before delivery and before labor. As the enlarged uterus starts to fall and the pressure on the pelvis increases due to the falling fetal head, pregnant women often feel that their stomachs are falling down and their backs are not straight. From the 28th week of pregnancy, false contractions may occur in the abdomen from time to time. If a pregnant woman stands or sits in the same position for a long time, she will feel a burst of hardening in her abdomen (i.e., the symptom of tight stomach), which is a false contraction. 2, a few weeks before delivery, the uterine muscles are more sensitive, there will be irregular uterine contractions, which last for a short time and are weak, or limited to the lower part of the uterus. After a few hours and then stop, can not make the opening of the cervix, so it is not labor, called false contractions. 3.Before the delivery, the pseudocontractions will become more and more frequent because the lower part of the uterus is stimulated by the pulling caused by the descending fetal head. The difference between pseudocontractions and real contractions The contractions of the uterus in labor are regular. The initial interval is about once every 10 minutes, and the pregnant woman feels the abdominal pain, then the duration of the pain gradually lengthens to 40 to 60 seconds. The degree also increases and the interval is shortened to about 3-5 minutes. When abdominal pain occurs with uterine contractions, the lower abdomen may feel hard. The pain at the beginning of the contraction is felt in the abdomen by some women and in the lower back by others. In fact, contractions that are not strong can be felt without pain or the same as the pain in the abdomen during menstruation. The intensity of the pain varies from person to person. The contractions come like a wave, and the pain spreads to the lower abdomen, or there is back pain and a feeling of defecation. So this pain is nothing. If you cooperate with your doctor and use the breathing exercises you have practiced with the contractions, you will be able to get through the labor. “When the mother is tense, the mouth of the womb is tight; when the mother is relaxed, the mouth of the womb is loose.” Only when the pregnant woman is relaxed can the baby come into the world smoothly.