Am I in Labor Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How are you feeling in relation to fever, vomiting, or signs of illness?
I do not feel feverish or unusually ill.
I have mild, brief nausea or chills that have improved and I can drink fluids.
I have a measured fever, repeated vomiting, or difficulty keeping fluids down.
I feel severely ill, confused, extremely weak, or close to collapsing.
2. Which statement best matches your stage of pregnancy and current cramps, tightenings, backache, or pelvic pressure?
I have no new recurring symptoms of this kind.
I am at least 37 weeks and the symptoms are mild, irregular, and not progressing.
I am at least 37 weeks and the symptoms are becoming regular or more intense.
I am under 37 weeks and have new recurring cramps, tightenings, low backache, or pelvic pressure.
3. Which best describes any headache, vision change, upper abdominal pain, or sudden swelling?
I have none of these symptoms.
I had a mild, short-lived symptom that fully settled.
I have a persistent headache, notable new swelling, or discomfort high in my abdomen.
I have a severe or sudden headache, vision changes, or strong pain beneath my ribs.
4. During the past hour, what pattern of contraction-like tightening have you noticed?
I have not noticed contraction-like tightening.
I noticed one or two isolated tightenings without a pattern.
The tightenings have recurred, but their spacing still varies.
They have formed a clear pattern and are becoming closer together or stronger.
5. If you are at a stage when you usually feel your baby move, how does movement compare with the normal pattern?
Movement feels usual for my baby, or I am not yet at the stage when I normally feel it.
There was a brief quieter spell, but the usual pattern returned.
Movement is clearly less than usual and has not returned to the normal pattern.
I feel no movement when my baby is normally active, or there has been a sudden major reduction.
6. What kind of downward pelvic or rectal pressure are you experiencing?
I do not have new downward pressure.
I have mild, intermittent pressure without an urge to bear down.
I have strong recurring pressure, especially during contraction-like waves.
I have an uncontrollable urge to push, feel that the baby is coming now, or can see part of the baby.
7. How long do the individual tightening episodes generally last?
I am not having distinct tightening episodes.
They are brief, usually under about 30 seconds, and sporadic.
They often last about 30-60 seconds and keep returning.
They commonly last about 60-90 seconds, feel strong, and repeat consistently.
8. What is happening with the vaginal change right now?
There is no new fluid, mucus, or bleeding change.
A small mucus or blood-streaked change occurred once and has stopped.
A watery trickle, repeated dampness, or light spotting is continuing.
There is ongoing heavy bleeding, a large gush, or green or brown fluid.
9. After drinking water, resting, or changing position, what happened to the tightenings?
I have not had tightenings to test this.
They faded and stayed mild or stopped.
They returned or continued at about the same intensity.
They continued and became stronger, closer, or harder to manage.
10. What best describes your breathing, chest sensations, or dizziness?
My breathing feels normal and I am not unusually dizzy.
I become mildly winded with activity, but it settles promptly with rest.
I am short of breath at rest or have repeated significant dizziness.
I have chest pain, severe trouble breathing, blue or grey lips, or I have fainted.
11. How are the sensations affecting what you can do?
There is no contraction-like sensation affecting my activity.
I notice mild tightening during activity, but it settles when I pause.
The waves continue through rest, though I can usually talk and move through them.
The waves regularly make me stop, focus on breathing, or struggle to talk normally.
12. Have you noticed vaginal bleeding?
I have not noticed any bleeding.
I saw a small pink or blood-streaked trace mixed with mucus.
I have spotting or bleeding beyond a small streak, but it is not heavy.
I have bright-red or heavy bleeding, clots, or blood soaking a pad.
13. Which description most closely matches the fluid or discharge you have noticed?
There is no new fluid or discharge beyond what is usual for me.
It is thicker clear or whitish mucus without ongoing watery leakage.
It is clear or pale and distinctly more watery than my usual discharge.
It is green, brown, foul-smelling, or heavily blood-stained.
14. After emptying your bladder and putting on dry underwear or a pad, what happens?
It stays dry apart from my usual discharge.
There is slight moisture once, but it does not continue.
Watery dampness returns more than once.
Fluid keeps flowing, rapidly soaks through, or comes with significant bleeding.
15. What best describes any watery leakage from your vagina today?
I have not noticed new watery leakage.
There was one small damp patch that did not recur.
I have had repeated dampness or a trickle that is difficult to control.
I felt a gush or have continuous leakage soaking clothing or a pad.