Midwifery EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Lie - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the relationship of the long axis of the fetus to the
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long axis of the uterus
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Attitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The relationship of the fetal head and limbs to
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the fetal trunk.
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Presentation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The part of the fetus which lies in the lower
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segment of the uterus.
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Denominator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A fixed point on the presenting part used
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to describe position.
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Position - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The relationship of a denominator to the
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quadrants of the maternal pelvis eg. left occipto anterior (LOA)
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Engagement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The largest diameter of the presenting part
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has passed through the pelvic brim. Pelvic brim widest from side to side. At the
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level of the ischial spines 0 = engagement.
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Station - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the level of presenting part in relation
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to the maternal ischial spines, whihc represent the narrowest diameter through
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,which the fetus must pass, +stations indicates that the presenting part of the
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fetus has descended past the ischial spines.
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Mechanisms of labour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Passive movements of the fetus
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as it passes through the birth canal, adapting to the shape of the maternal pelvis.
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Normal labour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A process by which the fetus, placenta
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and membranes are expelled through the birth canal. normal labour begins
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spontaneously without intervention, with the fetus presenting by the vertex-
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duration 4-24hours. |
Pre term labour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-onset of labour before 37weeks of
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pregnancy.
Antenatal period - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-time of conception until the onset of
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labour.
Post Partum/Puerperium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the period taken for the
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reproductive organs to return to their pregravid state which is usually six weeks
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following childbirth |
Gravid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-pregnant
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Para - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-this term is used to describe a woman who has
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produced one or more living children | | | | |
, Parous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has borne one or more viable
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offspring
Primigravida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman pregnant for the first time
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Multigravida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a pregnant woman who has had previously
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more than one pregnancy.
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Grande Multigravida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman in her fourth or
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subsequent pregnancy but who has not necessarily borne live children in
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previous pregnancies. |
Primipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has give birth to a viable infant,
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living or stillborn.
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Nullipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has never given birth to a viable
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child but may have been pregnant.
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Multipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has borne more than one
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viable infant |
Grand multipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman of high parity usually one who
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has borne 4 or more children
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Maternal morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-illness or injury from the time of
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conception until the end of the puerperium and attributed to childbirth.
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CORRECT ANSWERS
Lie - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the relationship of the long axis of the fetus to the
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long axis of the uterus
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Attitude - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The relationship of the fetal head and limbs to
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the fetal trunk.
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Presentation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The part of the fetus which lies in the lower
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segment of the uterus.
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Denominator - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A fixed point on the presenting part used
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to describe position.
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Position - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The relationship of a denominator to the
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quadrants of the maternal pelvis eg. left occipto anterior (LOA)
| | | | | | | | |
Engagement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The largest diameter of the presenting part
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has passed through the pelvic brim. Pelvic brim widest from side to side. At the
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level of the ischial spines 0 = engagement.
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Station - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the level of presenting part in relation
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to the maternal ischial spines, whihc represent the narrowest diameter through
| | | | | | | | | | |
,which the fetus must pass, +stations indicates that the presenting part of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
fetus has descended past the ischial spines.
| | | | | |
Mechanisms of labour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Passive movements of the fetus
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as it passes through the birth canal, adapting to the shape of the maternal pelvis.
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Normal labour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A process by which the fetus, placenta
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and membranes are expelled through the birth canal. normal labour begins
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spontaneously without intervention, with the fetus presenting by the vertex-
| | | | | | | | |
duration 4-24hours. |
Pre term labour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-onset of labour before 37weeks of
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pregnancy.
Antenatal period - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-time of conception until the onset of
| | | | | | | | | | |
labour.
Post Partum/Puerperium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the period taken for the
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reproductive organs to return to their pregravid state which is usually six weeks
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following childbirth |
Gravid - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-pregnant
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Para - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-this term is used to describe a woman who has
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produced one or more living children | | | | |
, Parous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has borne one or more viable
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offspring
Primigravida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman pregnant for the first time
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Multigravida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a pregnant woman who has had previously
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more than one pregnancy.
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Grande Multigravida - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman in her fourth or
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subsequent pregnancy but who has not necessarily borne live children in
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previous pregnancies. |
Primipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has give birth to a viable infant,
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living or stillborn.
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Nullipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has never given birth to a viable
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child but may have been pregnant.
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Multipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman who has borne more than one
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viable infant |
Grand multipara - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a woman of high parity usually one who
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has borne 4 or more children
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Maternal morbidity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-illness or injury from the time of
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conception until the end of the puerperium and attributed to childbirth.
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