The nurse is teaching a prenatal class about false labor. The nurse should teach patients that false labor most likely will include which of the following?
1. Contractions that do not intensify while walking
2. An increase in the intensity and frequency of contractions
3. Progressive cervical effacement and dilatation
4. Pain in the abdomen that does not radiate
5. Increased thin vaginal secretions
Correct Answer: 1,4
Rationale 1: True labor contractions intensify while walking.
Rationale 2: True labor results in increased intensity and frequency of contractions.
Rationale 3: True labor results in progressive dilation.
Rationale 4: True labor results in pain beginning low in the abdomen and radiating upward or into the back.
Rationale 5: True labor results in an increase in vaginal secretions.
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