Multiple Choice
The nurse should be aware of which physiologic effect of labor pain?
A) Predominant pain of the first stage of labor is visceral pain that is in the lower portion of the abdomen.
B) Referred pain is the extreme discomfort experienced between contractions.
C) Somatic pain of the second stage of labor is more generalized and related to fatigue.
D) Pain during the third stage is a somewhat milder version of the pain experienced during the second stage.
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