A nurse is assessing a client who presents to the labor and delivery unit reporting the onset of contractions. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of false labor?

A. Contraction intensity increased by ambulation: True labor contractions typically become stronger and more regular with ambulation, unlike false labor, which does not intensify with movement. B. Slow change in dilation and effacement: Even slow cervical changes suggest true labor is occurring. In false labor, the cervix usually remains unchanged despite contractions. C. Presence of bloody show: A bloody show indicates cervical changes and is commonly associated with the onset of true labor, not false labor. D. Intermittent painless contractions: These are characteristic of false labor, often referred to as Braxton Hicks contractions, and do not result in cervical dilation or effacement.