Directions : Imagine that you are a nurse in the hospital's birthing center. You receive the following phone calls from pregnant women or their spouses. How might you respond to the calls? 1. “Nurse, my wife is having contractions! I think we should get her to the hospital right away!”

2. “Nurse, I’m really worried. A gush of fluid just flowed out of me. Does that mean the baby is in danger? What should I do?”

3. “My contractions are five minutes apart. They’ve been holding steadily at about this cycle for more than an hour now. I’ve tried walking around, but the contractions continued. They’re strong but not painful. Should I go to the hospital soon?”

4. “Nurse, I’m having contractions eight minutes apart, and a little fluid is coming out. I’ve been pregnant only 35 weeks, so this is false labor, right?”