NCC-Maternal Newborn Study Questions and Answers 2026

NCC-Maternal Newborn Study
Questions and Answers 2026
ABwomanBwithBaBBMIBofB18BgainsB25BlbsBduringBherBpregnancy.BThisBpregnancyBisBatBincre
asedBriskBfor

a.BcesareanBdelivery

b.BDeliveryBofBlowBbirthweightBdelivery

c.BpreeclampsiaB-BAnswerb.BdeliveryBofBaBlowBbirthweightBinfant



DuringBpregnancy,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBcardiovascularBparametersBincreasesBbyB60%

a.BbloodBvolume

b.BplasmaBvolume

c.BredBcellBmassB-BAnswerb.BplasmaBvolume



WhenBpregnancy,BaBwomanBwithBepilepsyBhasBaBhigherBriskBofBseizures

a.BduringBlaborBthroughB24BhoursBpostpartum

b.BfromB72BhoursBtoB1BweekBpp

c.BinBtheBthirdBtrimesterB-BAnswera.BduringBlaborBthruB24Bhrs.Bpp



TheBriskBofBdevelopingBdiabetesBinBwomenBwithBaBhistoryBofBgestationalBdiabetesBis

a.BincreasedBonlyBifBthereBareBalsoBmultipleBdiabetesBriskBfactors

b.BincreasedBwithBonsetBwithinB10-15ByearsBinBaboutB50%BofBthoseBwomen

c.BtheBsameBasBwomenBwhoBdoBnotBhaveBgest.BdiabetesB-
BAnswerb.BincreasedBwithBonsetBwithinB10-15ByearsBinBaboutB50%BofBthoseBwomen



ABwomanBrecievesBmagnesiumBsulfateBduringBlaborBforBgestationalBhypertension.BWhatBeffect
BcanBthisBhaveBonBnewborn?B

a.BelevatedBcortisolBlevels

b.hypoglycemia

c.muscleBweaknessB-BAnswerc.BmuscleBweakness



ABpregnantBwomanBwasBdiagnosedBwithBvaricella-
zosterBatB32BweeksBgestation.BSheBisBnowBinBactiveBlaborBatB40BweeksBgestation.BTheBnurse

,BwouldBexpectBthatBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBbeBappropriateBinBorderBtoBensureBtheBh
ealthBofBtheBnewborn.

a.BadmisterBzosterBimmunoglobulinBtoBnewbornBatBdelivery

b.BadmisterBzosterBimmunoglobulinBtoBpatientBbeforeBdelivery

c.BtheBmother'sBantibodiesBwillBbeBprotectiveBsoBnoBactionBisBneededB-
BAnswerc.BtheBmother'sBantibodiesBwillBbeBprotectiveBsoBnoBactionBisBneeded



InBorderBtoBdecreaseBtheBriskBofBfetalBdeathBtoBthatBofBaBnon-
smoker,BaBwomanBmustBquitBsmoking

a.BbeforeBtheBpregnancyBoccurs

b.BbyBtheBendBofBtheBfirstBtrimester

c.BbyBtheBendBofBtheB2ndBtrimesterB-BAnswerb.BbyBtheBendBofBtheBfirstBtrimester



ABpatientBinBpretermBlaborBatB30BweeksBreceivedBindocin,BtheBnewbornBshouldBbeBobserved
Bfor?

a.BduodenalBatresia

b.BHirschsprungBdisease

c.BnecrotizingBentercolitisB(NEC)B-BAnswerc.BnecrotizingBenercolitisB(NEC)



WhatBareBtheBcharacteristicsBofBdizygoticBpregnancy?

a.B1BplacentaBandB1BamnioticBsac

b.B1BplacentaBandB2BamnioticBsacs

c.B2BplacentasBandB2BamnioticBsacsB-BAnswerc.B2BplacentasBandBamnioticBsacs



ABwomanBisBdiagnosedBwithBoligohydramniosBduringBherBpregnancy.BtheBfetus/newbornBshoul
dBbeBevaluatedBforB

a.BdiabetesBinsipidus

b.Bklippel-feilBsyndrome

c.BpolycysticBkidneyBdiseaseB-BAnswerc



ABfetusBatB36BweeksBreceivesBaBBBPBscoreBofB6.BtheBexpectatedBmanagementBisB

a.BimmediateBdelivery

b.BrepeatBinB24Bhrs

, c.BscheduleBtheBnextBtestBinBoneBweekB-BAnswerb



InBevaluatingBtheBpatientBcensusBforBstaffBassignments,BtheBppBnurseBisBtoldBthatBaBpateintBi
nBtheBhighBriskBunitBmayBbeBdeliveredBandBtransferredBtoBppBafterBdelivery.BABL/SBratioBwas
BperformedBwithBresultBofB2:0BtheBnurseBwouldBexpectBtheBfollowingBtoBoccur?

a.BABPGB(phosphatidyglycerol)BtestBneedsBtoBbeBperformed

b.BtheBlungsBareBmature,BandBdeliveryBwillBoccur

c.BtheBlungsBareBstillBimmature,BandBtheBL/SBwillBbeBrepeatedBinB1BweekB-BAnswerb



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBlimitationBofBanBalpha-fetaproteinB(AFP)Btest?

a.BclosedBneuralBtubeBdefectsBareBnotBdetected

b.BitBwillBnotBdetectBdownBsyndrome

c.BitsBbestBsensitivityBisBatB20BweeksB-BAnswera



ABpostpartumBwoman'sBprenatalBhistoryBshowsBaBquadBscreenBwithBaBmaternalBserumB(MSA
FP)BlowerBthanBnormalBandBhigherBthanBHCGBandBInhibinBA.BTheBnurseBcanBexpectBtheBdiag
nosisBofBtheBnewborn?

a.BneuralBtubeBdefect

b.BTrisomyB21

c.BUnderestimatedBgestationalBageB-BAnswerb



AnBumbilicalBgasB(Bartery)BrevealsBtheBfollowingBph:B7.27,BPC02:B50mmBHg;BHC03:B23Bmeq/L
lBbaseBexcesslB-3.6.BthisBrepresents

a.BnormalBvalue

b.BmetabolicBacidosis

c.BrespiratoryBacidosisB-BAnswera



UmbicalBbloodBgasBvaluesBareBusedBto?

a.BdetermineBetiologyBofBanyBimmediateBcomplication

b.BdirectBneonatalBresuscitationBefforts

c.BestablishBtheBmetabolicBstatusBofBtheBfetusB-BAnswerc