Midwifery Practice and Normal Neonate EXAM PREP
MIDWIFERY PRACTICE AND NORMAL NEONATE EXAM PREP
LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK COMPLETE 70
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
Which of the following findings is Jack at increased risk of having because it
occurred to his sister:
a) Breech presentation
b) Developmental dysplasia of the hips
c) Port wine stain birthmark
d) Absent red eye reflex - Correct Answer-Developmental dysplasia of the hips
You examine Jacks genitalia. The most common finding in the male newborn is:
a) Hydrocele
b) Epispadias
c) Inguinal hernia
d) Chordee - Correct Answer-a) Hydrocele
AT one week Kelly complains that Jack's umbilical cord is smelly. You:
a.Tell her that often happens and reassure her all is well
b.Inspect the cord and surrounding skin
c.Clean the cord with antiseptic
d.Phone a pediatrician - Correct Answer-b) Inspect the cord and surrounding skin
1|Page
, Midwifery Practice and Normal Neonate EXAM PREP
As a midwife you are always ready to resuscitate a baby but which one of the
following might reassure you that resuscitation is less likely to be needed for
Charlotte's baby
a) Meconium in the liquor
b) Reassuring heart rate
c) Prolonged labour
d) Assisted delivery - Correct Answer-b) Reassuring heart rate
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fetal circulation:
a) Shunt dependent
b) Hypogastric arteries
c) Low oxygen affinity haemoglobin
d) High pulmonary resistance - Correct Answer-c) Low oxygen affinity
haemoglobin
You explain that Charlottes fetus is able to produce urine from which gestation?
a) 8-10 weeks
b) 10-12 weeks
c) 24-26 weeks
d) 32-34 weeks - Correct Answer-b) 10-12 weeks
2|Page
, Midwifery Practice and Normal Neonate EXAM PREP
Charlotte rapidly gives birth to Rosie in 2 ½ hours. She weighs 4320g and after
attempting to feed has been disinterested in the last 32 hours requiring some
expressed breast milk top-ups.
Rosie is at an increased risk of hypoglycaemia because of:
1) Her size
2) Her disinterest in feeding
3) Her precipitous birth
4) Hypoxia that occurred during labour
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, and 4
d) 3 and 4 - Correct Answer-b) 1, 2 and 3
You clamp and cut Rosie's cord. This closes the ductus venosus because:
a) Higher oxygen concentrations are now present as she is breathing
b) The umbilical vein closes and systemic vascular resistance is increased
c) The inferior vena cava is now receiving deoxygenated blood
d) Higher pressure in the left atrium closes the foramen ovale decreasing vascular
resistance - Correct Answer-d) Higher pressure in the left atrium closes the
foramen ovale decreasing vascular resistance
The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be able to palpate on Jack is:
3|Page
MIDWIFERY PRACTICE AND NORMAL NEONATE EXAM PREP
LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK COMPLETE 70
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
Which of the following findings is Jack at increased risk of having because it
occurred to his sister:
a) Breech presentation
b) Developmental dysplasia of the hips
c) Port wine stain birthmark
d) Absent red eye reflex - Correct Answer-Developmental dysplasia of the hips
You examine Jacks genitalia. The most common finding in the male newborn is:
a) Hydrocele
b) Epispadias
c) Inguinal hernia
d) Chordee - Correct Answer-a) Hydrocele
AT one week Kelly complains that Jack's umbilical cord is smelly. You:
a.Tell her that often happens and reassure her all is well
b.Inspect the cord and surrounding skin
c.Clean the cord with antiseptic
d.Phone a pediatrician - Correct Answer-b) Inspect the cord and surrounding skin
1|Page
, Midwifery Practice and Normal Neonate EXAM PREP
As a midwife you are always ready to resuscitate a baby but which one of the
following might reassure you that resuscitation is less likely to be needed for
Charlotte's baby
a) Meconium in the liquor
b) Reassuring heart rate
c) Prolonged labour
d) Assisted delivery - Correct Answer-b) Reassuring heart rate
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fetal circulation:
a) Shunt dependent
b) Hypogastric arteries
c) Low oxygen affinity haemoglobin
d) High pulmonary resistance - Correct Answer-c) Low oxygen affinity
haemoglobin
You explain that Charlottes fetus is able to produce urine from which gestation?
a) 8-10 weeks
b) 10-12 weeks
c) 24-26 weeks
d) 32-34 weeks - Correct Answer-b) 10-12 weeks
2|Page
, Midwifery Practice and Normal Neonate EXAM PREP
Charlotte rapidly gives birth to Rosie in 2 ½ hours. She weighs 4320g and after
attempting to feed has been disinterested in the last 32 hours requiring some
expressed breast milk top-ups.
Rosie is at an increased risk of hypoglycaemia because of:
1) Her size
2) Her disinterest in feeding
3) Her precipitous birth
4) Hypoxia that occurred during labour
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, and 4
d) 3 and 4 - Correct Answer-b) 1, 2 and 3
You clamp and cut Rosie's cord. This closes the ductus venosus because:
a) Higher oxygen concentrations are now present as she is breathing
b) The umbilical vein closes and systemic vascular resistance is increased
c) The inferior vena cava is now receiving deoxygenated blood
d) Higher pressure in the left atrium closes the foramen ovale decreasing vascular
resistance - Correct Answer-d) Higher pressure in the left atrium closes the
foramen ovale decreasing vascular resistance
The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be able to palpate on Jack is:
3|Page
