Midwifery Exam Questions and Answers 100%
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What does the word midwife mean? - ✔✔It means with women, trained professional to assist a pregnant
women in childbirth and the after care for both mother and the baby.
Name 4 social determinants of health - ✔✔Culture, social norms, quality of education and access to health
care services.
What does AHPRA stand for? - ✔✔Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
What does ANMAC stand for? - ✔✔Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council
Give 2 Philosophical underpinnings of the concept of partnership in midwifery - ✔✔Midwifery is women
centered and midwifery is an independent profession.
List 3 of the 4 domains of the National Competency Standards for the midwife - ✔✔Legal and
professional practice, midwifery knowledge and practice, midwifery as primary health care and reflective
and ethical practice.
What does CCE stand for? - ✔✔Continuity of Care Experience
When does the embryonic period end? - ✔✔Week 8
What hormone is identified with a positive pregnancy test? - ✔✔HcG- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
List 4 assumptions of Naegeles rule - ✔✔The women takes note of regularity and length of time between
periods, last period was a true period, conception occurred 14 days after 1st day of last period and the
women has 28 day cycle.
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, Purpose of doing lateral palpation - ✔✔It identifies foetal position and confirms lie which is usually
longitudinal, can be oblique or transverse.
Purpose of measuring fundal height - ✔✔Reflects foetal growth progression
Why the pregnant woman is given a wedge when assessing - ✔✔To avoid compression of the aorta from
the gravid uterus as this may affect her oxygen supply to brain.
What is the role and responsibilities of a midwife? - ✔✔• Perform
• Gather information
• Documentation
• Education and support
• Recognise deviations
What is Primary health care and its principles? - ✔✔Primary Health Care (PHC) is the essential health
care based on practical,
scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology. Its principles are:
• Equity and social justice
• Community participation and self-reliance
• Health promotion and disease prevention
• Involvement of government departments
• Political action
What are the social determinants of health? - ✔✔Stress, unemployment, social support, addiction, food
and transport.
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What does the word midwife mean? - ✔✔It means with women, trained professional to assist a pregnant
women in childbirth and the after care for both mother and the baby.
Name 4 social determinants of health - ✔✔Culture, social norms, quality of education and access to health
care services.
What does AHPRA stand for? - ✔✔Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
What does ANMAC stand for? - ✔✔Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council
Give 2 Philosophical underpinnings of the concept of partnership in midwifery - ✔✔Midwifery is women
centered and midwifery is an independent profession.
List 3 of the 4 domains of the National Competency Standards for the midwife - ✔✔Legal and
professional practice, midwifery knowledge and practice, midwifery as primary health care and reflective
and ethical practice.
What does CCE stand for? - ✔✔Continuity of Care Experience
When does the embryonic period end? - ✔✔Week 8
What hormone is identified with a positive pregnancy test? - ✔✔HcG- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
List 4 assumptions of Naegeles rule - ✔✔The women takes note of regularity and length of time between
periods, last period was a true period, conception occurred 14 days after 1st day of last period and the
women has 28 day cycle.
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, Purpose of doing lateral palpation - ✔✔It identifies foetal position and confirms lie which is usually
longitudinal, can be oblique or transverse.
Purpose of measuring fundal height - ✔✔Reflects foetal growth progression
Why the pregnant woman is given a wedge when assessing - ✔✔To avoid compression of the aorta from
the gravid uterus as this may affect her oxygen supply to brain.
What is the role and responsibilities of a midwife? - ✔✔• Perform
• Gather information
• Documentation
• Education and support
• Recognise deviations
What is Primary health care and its principles? - ✔✔Primary Health Care (PHC) is the essential health
care based on practical,
scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology. Its principles are:
• Equity and social justice
• Community participation and self-reliance
• Health promotion and disease prevention
• Involvement of government departments
• Political action
What are the social determinants of health? - ✔✔Stress, unemployment, social support, addiction, food
and transport.
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