The obstetrics triage nurse receives a patient who arrives by ambulance. The patient is 28 years old, a primipara, and 33 2/7 weeks pregnant with a history of fertility challenges and in vitro fertilization to achieve the pregnancy. The patient’s significant other accompanies the patient. Both appear anxious and are worried that the bag of water may have broken. The patient is having contractions every 10 minutes. a. What are the differences and similarities for risk factors associated with preterm labor with intact membranes versus that of preterm labor with rupture of membranes? b. Describe the potential symptoms and complications a patient who is in preterm labor may present. c. What is the anticipated management of a patient presenting with preterm labor and rupture of membranes?
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