***More detailed info on autopens***. This is a review of the article The Elusive Autopen by Kevin Martin. It appeared in _Autograph Collector's Monthly_, Oct 1994. In respecting his copyright, I have chosen not to include it verbatim.
Confidence votes 246. On the mend means recovering, usually from an illness or injury.
If you are towards the end of your pregnancy and have been examined to see if you will go into labor soon it means you won't, especially if it is your first baby.