Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

What is lochia alba?

1. ABright red discharge in the first days
2. BPink to brown discharge from about day 4 to day 10
3. CWhite-yellow discharge in the later weeks
4. DGreen, foul-smelling discharge

What is polyhydramnios?

1. AGreen-stained amniotic fluid
2. BAn excess of amniotic fluid
3. CLeakage of amniotic fluid
4. DToo little amniotic fluid

A pregnancy that continues to 42 weeks or more is called:

1. AFull term
2. BPost-term
3. CEarly term
4. DLate preterm

During birth the baby's head is delivered but the shoulders are stuck. Which first manoeuvre is standard?

1. AFirm pressure on the fundus
2. BPushing the head back into the vagina as a first step
3. CMcRoberts manoeuvre with suprapubic pressure
4. DPulling hard on the baby's head

Which complication should the nurse monitor for after an epidural is started in labour?

1. AMaternal hyperglycaemia
2. BMaternal hypertension
3. CMaternal hypotension
4. DIncreased bladder sensation

Which factors help start the newborn's first breath?

1. AChemical, thermal, mechanical and sensory cues
2. BOnly the baby's first cry from hunger
3. COnly the pressure from the obstetrician's hand
4. DOnly the cutting of the umbilical cord

On day 1 after an epidural, a woman has a headache. Which feature most suggests a post-dural puncture headache rather than pre-eclampsia?

1. AThe headache is much worse sitting up and eases when she lies flat
2. BShe has pain under the right ribs
3. CShe sees flashing lights
4. DHer blood pressure is 158/104 mmHg and her urine shows 2+ protein on dipstick

A woman has cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in pregnancy. Which outcome in the baby is a major concern?

1. APhenylketonuria
2. BOpen neural tube defects such as spina bifida
3. CClubfoot only
4. DHearing loss and developmental delay