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A 25-Year-Old Primigravida Patient Is in the First Stage of Labor

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A 25-year-old primigravida patient is in the first stage of labor. She and her husband have been holding hands and breathing together through each contraction. Suddenly, the patient pushes her husband's hand away and shouts, "Don't touch me!" This behavior is most likely


A) a sign of abnormal labor progress.
B) an indication that she needs analgesia.
C) normal and related to hyperventilation.
D) common during the transition phase of labor.

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