The nurse is caring for a woman in the first stage of labor. What will the nurse remind the patient about contractions during this stage of labor?
a. They get the infant positioned for delivery.
b. They push the infant into the vagina. c.
They dilate and efface the cervix.
d. They get the mother prepared for true labor.
ANS: C
The first stage of labor describes the time from the onset of labor until full dilation of the cervix.
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