A nurse needs to evaluate the progress of a woman's labor. The nurse obtains the following data: cervical dilation 6 c m; contractions mild in intensity, occurring every 5 minutes, with a duration of 30-40 seconds. Which clue in this data does not fit the pattern suggested by the rest of the clues?
A) Cervical dilation 6 c m
B) Mild contraction intensity
C) Contraction frequency every 5 minutes
D) Contraction duration 30-40 seconds

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Cervical dilation of 6 cm typically indicates that the woman is in active labor, which usually involves stronger and more intense contractions than described as "mild." The contraction frequency and duration are more consistent with early labor, not the active phase suggested by the 6 cm dilation.

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