The nurse is reviewing the signs of labor with a patient entering the last phase of the third trimester of pregnancy. What should the nurse include as an indication that the labor is beginning?

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Labor may begin with rupture of the membranes, experienced either as a sudden gush or as scanty, slow seeping of clear fluid from the vagina. Excessive fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, or increased pulse rate are not indications that labor is beginning.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Signs of Labor with a Patient