SAFE MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY
LINNARD-PALMER AND COATS UPDATED
REVIEW PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ endometritis. Answer: an infection of the endometrium, which is the
lining of the uterus
⩥ hematoma. Answer: a collection of blood in the tissues outside a
blood vessel
⩥ hematuria. Answer: blood in the urine
⩥ mastitis. Answer: an infection in the breast tissue
⩥ postpartum psychosis (PPP). Answer: a serious mental health illness
that can affect someone soon after having a baby
⩥ subinvolution. Answer: a state in which the uterus fails to complete
the involution process after giving birth; the organ remains large instead
of returning to it's pre-pregnancy size
, ⩥ thromboembolism. Answer: a condition of an inflammation of a vein
in conjunction with a thrombus
⩥ thrombus. Answer: a blood clot
⩥ (BLANK) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world. It is
defined as a blood loss of more than 500 mL of blood for a vaginal
delivery and more than 1,000 mL of blood for a cesarean delivery..
Answer: postpartum hemorrhage
⩥ What is a postpartum hemorrhage that occurs during the first 24 hours
after delivery, normally within the first 4 hours after delivery?. Answer:
primary hemorrhage
⩥ What is a hemorrhage that occurs after the first 24 hours after delivery
but before 6 weeks postpartum?. Answer: secondary hemorrhage
⩥ retained placenta, failure to progress during the second stage of labor,
lacerations, large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborn, and induction of
labor. Answer: risk factors of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)
⩥ What are the four (4) Ts to remember the cause of PPH?. Answer:
tone, tissue, trauma, thrombosis
NURSING CARE 3RD EDITION BY
LINNARD-PALMER AND COATS UPDATED
REVIEW PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ endometritis. Answer: an infection of the endometrium, which is the
lining of the uterus
⩥ hematoma. Answer: a collection of blood in the tissues outside a
blood vessel
⩥ hematuria. Answer: blood in the urine
⩥ mastitis. Answer: an infection in the breast tissue
⩥ postpartum psychosis (PPP). Answer: a serious mental health illness
that can affect someone soon after having a baby
⩥ subinvolution. Answer: a state in which the uterus fails to complete
the involution process after giving birth; the organ remains large instead
of returning to it's pre-pregnancy size
, ⩥ thromboembolism. Answer: a condition of an inflammation of a vein
in conjunction with a thrombus
⩥ thrombus. Answer: a blood clot
⩥ (BLANK) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world. It is
defined as a blood loss of more than 500 mL of blood for a vaginal
delivery and more than 1,000 mL of blood for a cesarean delivery..
Answer: postpartum hemorrhage
⩥ What is a postpartum hemorrhage that occurs during the first 24 hours
after delivery, normally within the first 4 hours after delivery?. Answer:
primary hemorrhage
⩥ What is a hemorrhage that occurs after the first 24 hours after delivery
but before 6 weeks postpartum?. Answer: secondary hemorrhage
⩥ retained placenta, failure to progress during the second stage of labor,
lacerations, large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborn, and induction of
labor. Answer: risk factors of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH)
⩥ What are the four (4) Ts to remember the cause of PPH?. Answer:
tone, tissue, trauma, thrombosis
