Labor starts when your body and your baby send signals that it's time for birth. Hormones play a big role in preparing your body for labor, including softening the cervix. Common signs of labor ...

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If your contractions come regularly every 5 to 10 minutes, it's time to call your doctor. Watch for signs like your water breaking or bloody vaginal discharge, which indicate labor might be starting.

Signs of a slowdown in the labor market have emerged, sparking hope that the Federal Reserve may stop its ongoing tightening monetary policy, which has spurred increasing mortgage rates. But industry ...

The number of job openings in the U.S. fell to 9.59 million at the end of March, declining from an upwardly revised total of 9.97 million in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Monday.