Maternal and Child Care: A client at 36 weeks' gestation comes in for her weekly primary care provider visit. She tells the nurse, "I am having contractions, but they are irregular and go away when I rest. Do you think I am going into labor?" The best response by the nurse would be:

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A client at 36 weeks' gestation comes in for her weekly primary care provider visit. She tells the nurse, "I am having contractions, but they are irregular and go away when I rest. Do you think I am going into labor?" The best response by the nurse would be:

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

"These are called Braxton-Hicks contractions and are preparing your body for labor but are not 'true' labor contractions."

Maternal and Child Care

A client at 36 weeks' gestation comes in for her weekly primary care provider visit. She tells the nurse, "I am having contractions, but they are irregular and go away when I rest. Do you think I am going into labor?" The best response by the nurse would be:

"These are called Braxton-Hicks contractions and are preparing your body for labor but are not 'true' labor contractions."

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