A Client Comes to the Facility and Tells the Nurse

Multiple Choice

A client comes to the facility and tells the nurse midwife that she is in labor and is having some contractions. The client is at 37 weeks' gestation. Which of the following signs indicates that the client is in true labor?

A) Contractions are initially felt in lower back and then sweep around to the abdomen in a wave.
B) The contractions are relieved with ambulation and sleep.
C) The contractions do not achieve cervical dilatation.
D) The contractions remain irregular.