Expectant mothers should hear from their nurses that normal labor consists of all of the following except:
1. a single fetus presents by vertex.
2. it is completed within 8 hours.
3. regular progression of contractions, effacement, dilation, and descent.
4. No complications exist.
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1, 3, 4. Incorrect. In normal labor, a single fetus presents by vertex; proceeds through a regular progression of contractions, effacement, dilation, and descent; presents no complications; and does so in under 18 hours.
2. Correct. In normal labor, a single fetus presents by vertex; proceeds through a regular pro-gression of contractions, effacement, dilation, and descent; presents no complications; and does so in under 18 hours.
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