Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

In the BUBBLE-HE postpartum assessment, what does the first "B" stand for?

1. ABowel sounds
2. BBlood pressure
3. CBonding
4. DBreasts

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

Which sign is typical of placenta praevia?

1. APainless, bright red vaginal bleeding
2. BBleeding that is always dark and clotted
3. CSevere abdominal pain with a hard uterus
4. DHigh fever with foul-smelling discharge

Which breastfeeding mother should be advised not to breastfeed?

1. AA mother who had a caesarean birth
2. BA mother with a common cold
3. CA mother receiving chemotherapy
4. DA mother with mastitis

A woman in late pregnancy has numbness and tingling in her thumb and first fingers, worse at night. What is the most likely cause?

1. ALow blood calcium
2. BA stroke caused by pre-eclampsia
3. CCarpal tunnel syndrome
4. DVitamin K deficiency

Which finding is a contraindication to a fetal scalp electrode?

1. ACervical dilation of 4 cm
2. BA cephalic presentation
3. CMaternal HIV infection
4. DMembranes that have ruptured

A woman at 11 weeks has heavy bleeding, cramping and an open cervical os, and she has passed some tissue. Which type of miscarriage is this?

1. AComplete miscarriage
2. BMissed miscarriage
3. CThreatened miscarriage
4. DIncomplete miscarriage

A woman with gestational diabetes on insulin asks about her baby after birth. Which statement by the nurse is accurate?

1. AThe baby will need insulin for the first days
2. BThe baby must not be breastfed in the first week
3. CThe baby will be born with diabetes
4. DThe baby's glucose will be checked for hypoglycaemia