What are contractions?

Question

I know it has something to do with giving birth...well...maybe.

Cuz I watched this movie about a lady giving birth and the nurse said she had to have contractions.

What are they?

Thx

Answer 1

You serious?

It's when the body is about to give birth, the abdominal and uterine muscles contract, which helps the mother push the baby out.

Answer 2

It's the muscles in her uterus contracting (squeezing) to get the baby out. When the contractions speed up (around one every 2 minutes) and she is dilated 10cm (her v****a has opened 10cm) she is ready to have the baby. So yeh, its her uterus squeezing to get the baby out