Maternity & obstetric nursing worksheet with answers

Which stool pattern is typical of a breastfed baby after the first week?

1. AYellow, soft and seedy stools
2. BBlack, tarry and sticky stools
3. CHard, pale and formed stools
4. DGreen, watery stools with mucus

Smoking in pregnancy is most strongly linked with which outcome?

1. ALow birth weight
2. BPost-term pregnancy
3. CMacrosomia
4. DPolyhydramnios

Which condition is a clear indication for a caesarean birth?

1. AA placenta praevia covering the internal cervical os
2. BA fetus in the left occiput anterior position
3. CMild ankle swelling at the end of the day at term
4. DA previous labour that was fast and uncomplicated

Why is a baby of a mother with poorly controlled diabetes often large?

1. AThe mother's insulin crosses the placenta
2. BDiabetes always prolongs the pregnancy
3. CThe baby inherits a gene for large size
4. DFetal hyperinsulinaemia acts as a growth hormone

Which lochia finding is expected on day 6 after birth?

1. ABright red discharge with large clots
2. BGreen, foul-smelling discharge
3. CPink to brownish discharge (lochia serosa)
4. DNo discharge at all

Why is an indwelling catheter placed before a caesarean birth?

1. ATo prevent postpartum haemorrhage
2. BTo measure the baby's fluid balance
3. CTo collect a urine sample for culture
4. DTo keep the bladder empty during surgery

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

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

A deceleration lasts 3 minutes before the baseline recovers. How is this classified?

1. AA prolonged deceleration
2. BA change of baseline
3. CAn early deceleration
4. DA variable acceleration