Women were able to talk about the complex nature of their work and described their many family responsibilities. They also described their fear of going home and feeling alone with the responsibility for their work of keeping the baby in. Some of these women’s accounts also contained traces of guilt and fear for doing too much or cheating when their family responsibilities conflicted with their work. The work these women did while living alongside the threat of preterm labor was also affected by the resources available to them for doing this work. The assumption that the family is privately responsible for care work in the home results in the lack of assessment of resources for managing the medical plan on discharge and the lack of resources available or offered to assist families. The work of keeping the baby in conflicts with family care work responsibilities and can cause significant hardships for some women and families. Nurses need to listen carefully to what women have to say about their experiences, their needs, and the work they do in the family. Together we could help these women get the recognition and support they need for their work of keeping the baby in.