The preganant woman should be alerted to the diffences between tru labor and false labor.
True labor:
- Contractions occurs at regular intervals
- Duration of contractions lengthens
- Pain begins in back and radiates to abdomen
- intensity strenthens
- Time between contractions progressively shortens
- Intensity of contraction increases with walking
- Dilatation and effacement steadily progress
False Labor:
- Contractions are irregular
- Pain focused in the abdomen
- No significant change in duration, frequency, or intensity
- No change in intensity with walking
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