Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

What are milia?

1. AFlat bluish-grey patches on the lower back
2. BPinkish marks on the back of the neck
3. CRed blotches with small yellow centres
4. DTiny white spots on the nose and chin

Both parents carry one gene for an autosomal recessive condition such as cystic fibrosis. What is the chance that each child is affected?

1. A25%
2. B100%
3. C50%
4. D75%

What is a nuchal cord?

1. AA cord with only two vessels
2. BA cord that comes out before the baby
3. CA cord wrapped around the baby's neck
4. DA cord that is unusually short

Parents ask where their newborn should sleep at night. Which advice reduces the risk of sudden infant death?

1. AIn a separate bedroom from the first night
2. BIn a separate cot or crib in the parents' room
3. CIn the parents' bed, between the two adults
4. DOn a sofa with a parent when the baby is unsettled

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 cutting of the umbilical cord
4. DOnly the pressure from the obstetrician's hand

A newborn at 42 weeks has dry, cracked, peeling skin, long nails and little vernix. How is this baby best described?

1. ALarge for gestational age
2. BPreterm
3. CSmall for gestational age only
4. DPost-term (postmature)

A woman at 20 weeks presents with painless cervical dilation and bulging membranes, without contractions. She lost a previous pregnancy in the same way. What is the likely diagnosis?

1. APlacental abruption
2. BPreterm labour caused by infection
3. CCervical insufficiency
4. DPlacenta praevia

Which newborn finding should prompt checks for kidney and other anomalies?

1. AMilia on the nose
2. BMild moulding of the head
3. CA single umbilical artery
4. DAcrocyanosis in the first hours