OB HESI MATERNITY COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026.
▶ Heart rate 116 beats/min. Answer: Tachycardia, a sign of stress or
shock.
▶ Dizziness in pregnancy. Answer: May indicate low blood pressure or
anemia.
▶ Epidural for pain control. Answer: Regional anesthesia for labor pain
relief.
▶ Artificial light source. Answer: Used in phototherapy for jaundice
treatment.
▶ Primigravida. Answer: First-time pregnant woman.
▶ Gestation. Answer: Duration of pregnancy, measured in weeks.
▶ Pitting Edema. Answer: Swelling that leaves an indentation when
pressed.
▶ Transillumination. Answer: Technique to assess fluid presence using
light.
▶ Hydrocele. Answer: Fluid accumulation in the scrotal sac.
▶ Vitamin K Injection. Answer: Preventative measure against bleeding in
newborns.
▶ Neonatal Sepsis. Answer: Severe infection in newborns, often from
prolonged ROM.
▶ Oxytocin. Answer: Hormone used to induce or augment labor.
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026.
▶ Heart rate 116 beats/min. Answer: Tachycardia, a sign of stress or
shock.
▶ Dizziness in pregnancy. Answer: May indicate low blood pressure or
anemia.
▶ Epidural for pain control. Answer: Regional anesthesia for labor pain
relief.
▶ Artificial light source. Answer: Used in phototherapy for jaundice
treatment.
▶ Primigravida. Answer: First-time pregnant woman.
▶ Gestation. Answer: Duration of pregnancy, measured in weeks.
▶ Pitting Edema. Answer: Swelling that leaves an indentation when
pressed.
▶ Transillumination. Answer: Technique to assess fluid presence using
light.
▶ Hydrocele. Answer: Fluid accumulation in the scrotal sac.
▶ Vitamin K Injection. Answer: Preventative measure against bleeding in
newborns.
▶ Neonatal Sepsis. Answer: Severe infection in newborns, often from
prolonged ROM.
▶ Oxytocin. Answer: Hormone used to induce or augment labor.
