The laboring patient requests pain medication. Her contractions are lasting 20-30 seconds and are occurring every 8-20 minutes. The nurse would explain that analgesics given at this time would likely cause:

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Analgesics given too early in labor, when contractions are infrequent and short, can lead to prolonged labor because they may slow down the progression of labor by reducing the strength and frequency of contractions.

The Laboring Patient Requests Pain Medication