The nurse is teaching a prenatal class. What characteristics about false labor should the nurse include? Select all that apply
1. Increased thin vaginal secretions
2. Pain in the abdomen that does not radiate
3. Progressive cervical effacement and dilatation
4. Contractions that do not intensify while walking
5. An increase in the intensity and frequency of contractions
2, 4
Explanation:
1. True labor results in an increase in vaginal secretions.
2. True labor results in pain beginning low in the abdomen and radiating upward or into the back.
3. True labor results in progressive dilation.
4. True labor contractions intensify while walking.
5. True labor results in increased intensity and frequency of contractions.
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