A pregnant woman at 29 weeks of gestation has been diagnosed with preterm labour.Her labour is being controlled with tocolytic medications.She asks when she might be able to go home.What response by the nurse is most accurate?

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The patient's preterm labour is being controlled with tocolytics.Once she is stable,home care may be a viable option for this type of patient.Care of a woman with preterm labour is multifactorial; the goal is to prevent delivery.In many cases this may be achieved at home.Care of the preterm patient is multidisciplinary and multifactorial.The fern test is used to determine if discharge is amniotic fluid and her discharge is not dependent on the outcome of the fern test.Even women with positive fern test results can be cared for at home.

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