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How should the umbilical cord stump be cared for at home?

1. AApply baby oil to soften it
2. BCover it tightly with a plaster
3. CPull it off once it starts to dry
4. DKeep it clean, dry and outside the nappy

Which scale is commonly used to screen for postnatal depression?

1. AGlasgow Coma Scale
2. BEdinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
3. CBishop score
4. DApgar score

Which is a main function of the placenta?

1. AProduction of insulin for the fetus
2. BProduction of fetal antibodies
3. CProduction of fetal bile
4. DExchange of gases and nutrients

Which substance in amniotic fluid is used to judge fetal lung maturity?

1. AGlucose, assessed by its concentration
2. BSurfactant, assessed by the lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
3. CBilirubin, assessed by its colour
4. DAlpha-fetoprotein, assessed by its level

A preterm baby on feeds develops a swollen abdomen, bloody stools and feeding intolerance. Which condition is suspected?

1. AInfantile pyloric stenosis
2. BNecrotising enterocolitis
3. CCow's milk protein allergy
4. DHirschsprung disease

A pregnant woman takes an iron supplement. Which instruction improves its absorption?

1. ATake it with orange juice rather than with tea
2. BTake it with coffee to reduce nausea
3. CTake it with an antacid to protect the stomach
4. DTake it together with milk or a calcium tablet

A woman with known mitral stenosis is pregnant. When is she at greatest risk of heart failure?

1. AOnly in the first trimester, when nausea is worst
2. BRisk is the same at every point in pregnancy
3. CWhen blood volume peaks in late pregnancy and in the hours after birth
4. DOnly during the first stage of labour

Ten days after birth, a woman phones to say her bleeding has suddenly become heavy and bright red with clots, with lower abdominal pain and a temperature of 38.2 °C (100.8 °F). Which response is most appropriate?

1. AAsk her to come in now; retained tissue or infection is possible
2. BTell her it is probably her first period and needs no action
3. CReassure her that lochia rubra often returns and review at 6 weeks
4. DAdvise her to use tampons so the blood loss is easier to measure