A woman calls the health care facility stating that she is in labor. The nurse would urge the client to come to the facility if the client reports which of the following?
A) Increased energy level with alternating strong and weak contractions
B) Moderately strong contractions every 4 minutes, lasting about 1 minute
C) Contractions noted in the front of abdomen that stop when she walks
D) Pink-tinged vaginal secretions and irregular contractions lasting about 30 seconds
B
Response:
Moderately strong regular contractions 60 seconds in duration indicate that the client is probably in the active phase of the first stage of labor. Alternating strong and weak contractions, contractions in the front of the abdomen that change with activity, and pink-tinged secretions with irregular contractions suggest false labor.
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