Once labour has started, you may be told to wait a while before going into hospital.

Sometimes this is necessary on an emergency basis when labor starts suddenly.

It is generally accepted that the labor starts when the waters break.

Remember the charities and new labour started all of this.

In the meantime, women whose labor starts too early are faced with a choice.

"Once labor starts, you know it's going to be over."

The previous night her labor had started with her second child.

"You didn't see the Republicans do any of this until labor started flexing its political muscles."

When the cervix is ripe, labor may start on its own.

"I plan on being there the moment the labor starts," she said.