A woman in her 40th week of pregnancy calls the nurse at the clinic and says she's not sure whether she is in true or false labo
r. Which statement by the client would lead the nurse to suspect that the woman is experiencing false labor?A) "I'm feeling contractions mostly in my back."B) "My contractions are about 6 minutes apart and regular."C) "The contractions slow down when I walk around."D) "If I try to talk to my partner during a contraction, I can't."
Walking around during pains make the contractions come faster and hastens quick delivery of baby so option c is a symptom that the woman is experiencing false labour.
One of the characteristics of false labor is irregular contractions, usually slowing down when the woman is walking or when there is a change of position.
