Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

When can most women safely resume sexual intercourse after a vaginal birth?

  1. AImmediately on the day of birth
  2. BOnly after exactly 6 months
  3. CWhen bleeding has stopped and she feels ready
  4. DOnly after she stops breastfeeding
2.Easy

Which feature is typical of Braxton Hicks contractions?

  1. AThey are irregular and do not change the cervix
  2. BThey cause the cervix to dilate
  3. CThey start only after the membranes rupture
  4. DThey become steadily stronger and closer together
3.Easy

What is lanugo?

  1. APeeling skin on the hands and feet
  2. BA white coating on the skin
  3. CA birthmark on the face
  4. DFine, downy hair on the body
4.Medium

A breastfeeding mother has afterpains (cramping) during feeds on day 2. What explains this?

  1. AHer milk supply is too low
  2. BOxytocin released during breastfeeding makes the uterus contract
  3. CShe has a urinary tract infection
  4. DThe placenta has not been fully delivered and is still being expelled
5.Medium

At station +2, where is the presenting part?

  1. AFloating above the pelvic inlet
  2. B2 cm below the ischial spines
  3. CAt the level of the ischial spines
  4. D2 cm above the ischial spines
6.Medium

Which is the correct order of the first cardinal movements of labour?

  1. AInternal rotation, engagement, descent, extension, flexion
  2. BFlexion, engagement, extension, descent, internal rotation
  3. CDescent, extension, engagement, flexion, internal rotation
  4. DEngagement, descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension
7.Hard

At 4 hours, a newborn's temperature is 37.9 °C (100.2 °F). He is wrapped in three blankets under a heater. What should the nurse do first?

  1. APlace him in a cold bath
  2. BStart antibiotics without further assessment
  3. CRemove extra layers and recheck
  4. DGive an antipyretic medicine immediately
8.Hard

Why does the foramen ovale close soon after birth?

  1. AThe umbilical vein carries more blood to the heart
  2. BLeft atrial pressure rises above right atrial pressure
  3. CProstaglandin levels rise in the newborn's blood
  4. DBlood flow to the lungs decreases after birth

Answer key

  1. 1. C · When bleeding has stopped and she feels ready
  2. 2. A · They are irregular and do not change the cervix
  3. 3. D · Fine, downy hair on the body
  4. 4. B · Oxytocin released during breastfeeding makes the uterus contract
  5. 5. B · 2 cm below the ischial spines
  6. 6. D · Engagement, descent, flexion, internal rotation, extension
  7. 7. C · Remove extra layers and recheck
  8. 8. B · Left atrial pressure rises above right atrial pressure

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