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Book 2: Maternal and Fetal Care
UNIT 12: IMMINENT DELIVERY AND PREPARATION FOR MATERNAL/FETALTRANSPORT

Select the one best answer to each question (unless otherwise instructed). Record your answers on the test.
If the head of a baby delivers and the woman gives several strong pushes but the shoulders do not deliver, you should
   
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All of the following signs indicate delivery of a baby is imminent, except
Which of the following actions is appropriate when imminent delivery is recognized?
   
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When a woman with a known placenta previa, at 30 weeks of gestation, and on bed rest in your hospital begins to have bright red spotting, she should be transferred immediately to the regional perinatal center for delivery
A gush of blood from the vagina normally follows placental separation.
If a baby is in breech presentation, you should wrap a dry towel around the baby's legs and hips and begin to pull gently but steadily.
The first thing to do after the baby's head delivers is to
If the placenta does not separate within 30 minutes after the birth of a baby and there is no bleeding, which of the following actions should you take first?
Immediately after a baby is born, you should tug firmly on the placental end of the umbilical cord to begin delivery of the placenta.
It is best to transport a woman with severe preeclampsia for delivery at a regional perinatal center as soon as her blood pressure increase to 190/110 mm Hg is noted.
It would generally be considered safe to transport a woman in early labor at 32 weeks of gestation, 4 cm dilated, and 80% effaced to a regional perinatal center 1 hour away for delivery at the center.