Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

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

1. ALate preterm
2. BPost-term
3. CEarly term
4. DFull term

What happens in the third stage of labour?

1. AThe baby is born
2. BThe mother recovers during the first 2 hours after birth
3. CThe cervix dilates from 4 to 10 cm
4. DThe placenta and membranes are delivered

A newborn's cot is placed next to a cold outside window. Which type of heat loss is most likely?

1. AConduction
2. BEvaporation
3. CRadiation
4. DConvection

A woman at 32 weeks with known placenta praevia is admitted with bleeding. Which procedure must be avoided?

1. AStarting an IV line
2. BContinuous fetal heart monitoring
3. CMeasuring blood pressure
4. DA digital vaginal examination

Which test estimates how much fetal blood has entered the mother's circulation, to guide the dose of anti-D?

1. AKleihauer–Betke test
2. BNitrazine test
3. CDirect Coombs test on the baby
4. DGlucose tolerance test

Which set of findings is consistent with hypovolaemia after a postpartum haemorrhage?

1. ASlow breathing and a rising blood pressure
2. BIncreased urine output and flushed skin
3. CRising pulse, falling blood pressure, low urine output
4. DSlow heart rate, high blood pressure and warm, dry skin

A woman with gestational diabetes asks if she will have diabetes after the baby is born. Which reply is accurate?

1. AIt always becomes type 1 diabetes after birth
2. BIt will continue unless she stops breastfeeding
3. CIt never returns, so no further glucose testing is needed after birth
4. DIt usually resolves, but her risk of type 2 diabetes stays higher

A woman at 31 weeks with contractions has a negative fetal fibronectin test. What does this result mean?

1. AThe membranes have ruptured
2. BThe fetus has an infection
3. CBirth within the next 1 to 2 weeks is unlikely
4. DBirth will certainly occur within 48 hours