false labor

American  

noun

Obstetrics.

1. irregular contractions of the uterus prior to actual labor and without accompanying dilation of the cervix.

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Example Sentences

At first, she brushed it off as Braxton Hicks, false labor pains not uncommon in the late stages of pregnancy.

From Los Angeles Times

When I was in the Army in the 1970s, I had her morning sickness and her “false labor.”

From Washington Post

But the day he touched down on the island, Wigfall went into false labor.

From Los Angeles Times

The first – a military training and education company – was fined $3.2m to resolve allegations of false labor charges on a contract to support the US army in Afghanistan.

From The Guardian

She has had false labor pains, she feels heavy and out of breath, and she has binge-watched all the Netflix a person can handle.

From Washington Post