With regard to the care management of preterm labor, nurses should be aware that
a. Because all women must be considered at risk for preterm labor and prediction is
so hit-and-miss, teaching pregnant women the symptoms probably causes more
harm through false alarms.
b. Braxton Hicks contractions often signal the onset of preterm labor.
c. Because preterm labor is likely to be the start of an extended labor, a woman with
symptoms can wait several hours before contacting the primary caregiver.
d. The diagnosis of preterm labor is based on gestational age, uterine activity, and
progressive cervical change.
D
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A It is essential that nurses teach women how to detect the early symptoms of
preterm labor.
B Braxton Hicks contractions resemble preterm labor contractions, but they are not
true labor.
C Waiting too long to see a health care provider could result in essential
medications' failing to be administered. Preterm labor is not necessarily
long-term labor.
D Gestational age of 20 to 37 weeks, uterine contractions, and a thinning cervix are
all indications of preterm labor.
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