LABOR AND DELIVERY EXAM 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DETAILED REVIE

LABOR AND DELIVERY EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DETAILED REVIEW
◉ When you are fully dilated how many cm are you? Answer: 10 cm


◉ What is the normal vaginal flora bacteria? Answer: Group B beta
Streptococcus or GBBS


◉ 9-23% of pregnant women are presented with the bacteria; true or
false? Answer: true


◉ When do you screen for Group b beta streptococcus? Answer: 35-37
weeks


◉ What do you treat group b beta streptococcus in the pregnant mothers'
with? Answer: Penicillin G


◉ When do you give the Penicillin G Answer: every 4 hours during
delivery, not when you diagnose


◉ Which is more common, vaginal or cesarean section? Answer:
Vaginal


◉ What are the 5 p's of affecting labor Answer: 1. passenger -baby

, 2. passageway -birth canal
3. powers -contractions
4. position -of mother
5. psychological -response


◉ What is an induction? Answer: When women have no signs of
contractions or labor


◉ What does pitocin (oxytocin) do? Answer: speeds up contractions and
delivery


◉ 1. Passenger - baby Answer: -size of fetal head
-fetal presentation
-fetal lie -relation of baby to spine of the mother
-fetal attitude -body parts to one another
-fetal position -represents presenting parts to the four quadrants of
mom's pelvis


◉ What is the Leopold's maneuver Answer: what is used to determine
fetal position


◉ Where would you place the heart monitors on baby in the belly?
Answer: on their backside