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Time the contractions

Tap when a contraction starts and when it ends: you see how long each lasts and how far apart they are. Québec public health’s general rule, for a first birth: go when regular contractions come every 5 minutes or less for 1 hour; other births: every 5 minutes or less; more than 30 minutes away: every 10 minutes. Your care team may tell you otherwise.

Go now, or call, if

  • your waters break
  • you are bleeding
  • your baby is moving less, or you no longer feel them move

In an emergency, call 911 (in Nunavut, your community health centre).

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Kept only on this device. Nothing is sent to The Childhood Journal.

Your midwife’s or doctor’s instructions come first. This tool counts; it does not assess you or your baby.

Source: Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) · When to go to the hospital or birthing centre · checked Oct 22, 2026