When conditions permit doctors may attempt to stop premature labor, so that the pregnancy can have a chance to continue to full term.

Drugs and other measures can be used in an effort to stop premature labor (labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation).

All branches of government generally sought to stop labor from organizing into unions or from organizing strikes.

"For a week they kept giving me magnesium to stop labor," Felecia said, "but they couldn't stop it."

If the drip doesn't stop labor, she'll be too busy to be scared much longer.

The changes did not stop forced labor in the Spanish colonies on the mainland, which took on a new guise under the repartimiento.

Ritodrine, which was specifically developed to stop labor, relaxes smooth muscles in blood vessels and in the uterus.

Business often went to court to stop labor from organizing into unions or from organizing strikes.

In the process, he stopped paying tribute to the Spaniards and refused to render the required "forced" labor.

This medication is also used in pregnant women for no more than 2-3 days to stop early labor.