Women who are living alongside the threat of preterm labor are not usually given recognition for the work they do; work that remains invisible to the health care institution. On an individual level, it is impossible to count the preterm birth that is prevented. When women such as Vicki go to full term, their situation tends to be viewed as a misdiagnosis and they are not given credit for doing their work of keeping the baby in; even in situations where the woman is considered high risk from previous preterm births (and hired other women to assist her with child care and housekeeping from 26 to 35 weeks of pregnancy). The woman herself may know this support made a difference but this practical help is invisible as a form of preterm birth prevention. Thinking about the work these women do as doing nothing might contribute to the lack of credit these women get for being successful in their work of keeping the baby in.