The Nurse Is Instructing a Patient Who Is in the Third

The nurse is instructing a patient who is in the third trimester of pregnancy on the difference between false and true labor contractions. What should the nurse emphasize as being characteristics of false labor contraction? (Select all that apply.)

A) False labor contractions are irregular.
B) True labor contractions disappear when asleep.
C) False labor contractions lead to cervical dilation.
D) True labor contractions occur in the abdomen and groin.
E) False labor contractions do not increase in duration, frequency, and intensity.