If you’ve officially gone into labor, medications known as tocolytics can delay delivery for a few days by slowing labor contractions. In the meantime, your doctor will offer you treatments to help prepare baby, such as antenatal steroids to speed up lung development. Keep in mind that tocolytics aren’t recommended for everyone, including if you have heart problems or preeclampsia.
If you're at risk for preterm labor, your doctor may give you progesterone or recommend cervical cerclage (which helps reduce the risk of your cervix dilating). These treatments may lower the chances that you’ll give birth too early.