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Varneys Midwifery Test Bank Questions
Question 1 of 9
What is the role of antenatal corticosteroids in preterm labor?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Corticosteroids accelerate fetal lung maturity to reduce the risk of respiratory distress syndrome.
Question 2 of 9
Uterus hypotonicity is likely to lead to prolonged labor due to
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Uterus hypotonicity results in poor coordination of muscle fibers, leading to ineffective contractions.
Question 3 of 9
Congenital malformations are common in monozygotic twinning. Dichorionicity occurs only in dizygotic twinning.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Monozygotic twins typically have a single chorion, not two.
Question 4 of 9
A client is declared fit for vaginal birth after cesarean section if
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Vaginal birth after cesarean section is possible if the previous delivery was via spontaneous vertex delivery
Question 5 of 9
The priority management of uncomplicated malaria during the second trimester includes administration of
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Artemether lumefantrine is recommended for uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy.
Question 6 of 9
Signs of obstructed labour per vaginally include
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Signs of obstructed labor include a dry vagina, oedema of the cervix, and caput succedaneum.
Question 7 of 9
The commonest causative agent for pyelonephritis is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Escherichia coli is the most common causative agent for pyelonephritis.
Question 8 of 9
In marginal cephalopelvic disproportion,
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Marginal cephalopelvic disproportion can often be managed in labor without the need for a cesarean.
Question 9 of 9
The presenting diameter in face presentation is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In face presentation, the presenting diameter is submento-vertical.