Why do we call the term labor when a woman is pregnant or producing a child?

Question

Why do we call the term labor when a woman is pregnant or producing a child?

Answer 1

That would be because giving birth is hard hard work that, at it's easiest, takes hours and is very painful.

Answer 2

We don't...We call labor when a women is going to give birth to a baby. Its hard work that is why it's called labor...

Answer 3

I think you're all confused. When they are pregnant, it's called Maternity. Pregnancy. Labor is when the baby is being born.  

Answer 4

Labor is the hard WORK a womans body goes through to prepare for the delivery of a baby.  It is a lot of work for a woman to give birth.  

Answer 5

Labour isn't the pregnancy, labour is the actual process of birthing the baby.

It's very, very hard work - that's why they call it labour.

Answer 6

Labor means work, if you don't think

having a baby is work, then think again.

Answer 7

labor is the stage she goes in when giving birth because it is like working or so called labor

Answer 8

omg ummmm cuz it is labor its work !

Answer 9

Labor is to work....there is not a more difficult job out there.  You can't quit or take a break, it's all labor.