AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Course
Questions with Answers 2025
110-160A-AcorrectAanswers-normalAfetalAheartArateArange
infection,AlowAo2,AyoungA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcouldAitAmeanAifAFHRAisAhigh
postAdateApregnancyA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcouldAitAmeanAifAFHRAisAlow
sonogramA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAisAtheAnumberAoneAwayAtoAknowAaAbabiesAage
amnioinfusionA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAdoAyouAdoAifAtheresAlowAamnioticAfluid,AvariableAdecels
kidneys,AlowAurineAoutput,AlowAamnioticAfluidA-AcorrectAanswers-
ifAbabyAisAstressed,AtheAbabyAwillAdivertAtheAbloodAflowAtoAtheAbrain,Aheart,AandAadrenals.At
hisAorganAwon'tAgetAgoodAbloodAflowAwhichAwillAleadAtoAwhat?
2A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAtracingAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithoutAdecels
3A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAtracingAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithAdecels
extrinsicA-AcorrectAanswers-influencesAonAfetalAheartApatternsAthatAareAoutsideAtheAfetus
extrinsicA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAtypeAofAinfluencesAareAassociatedAwithAmaternal-
fetalAexchange:
-placenta
-maternalAuteroAplacentalAcirculation
-fetalAplacentalAcirculation
-placentalAtransfer
-uterineAbloodAflow
-umbilicalAcord
-amnioticAfluid
intervillousAspaceA-AcorrectAanswers-ALLAtransferAtakesAplaceAhere
transientAhypoxemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
allAbabiesAhaveAthisAwithAuterineAcontractionAbutAit'sAworseAwithAaAproblematicAplacenta
cordAcompressionA-AcorrectAanswers-whenAisAtheAonlyAtimeAyouAgiveAanAamnioinfusion
intrinsicA-AcorrectAanswers-influencesAonAfetalAheartArateAthatAareAinsideAtheAbabiesAheart
ductusAvenosus,AliverA-AcorrectAanswers-whereAisAtheAmostAoxygenatedAblood
foramenAovaleA-AcorrectAanswers-whereAdoesAtheAbloodAgoAtoAavoidAtheAlungs
moderateAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-
ifAtheAbabyAhasAthis,AthenAtheyADOANOTAhaveAmetabolicAacidosis
infection,AmovementA,AloudAnoise,ArepositioningA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAwouldAcauseAaAsympatheticAresponseA(thingsAspeedAup,Aaccelerations)
variableAdecel,AearlyAdecal,ApostAdates,AheadAcompressionA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAwouldAcauseAparasympatheticAresponse
vagusAnerveA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAnerveAdecreasesAbp
hypoxemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
duringAthis,AtheAbloodAflowAgetsAshuntedAtoAtheAbrainAheartAandAadrenals.Acan'tAtolerateAla
bor
, fetalAreserveA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAdegreeAofAhypoxemiaAaAfetusAcanAtolerateAbeforeAtrueAtissueAhypoxiaAandAacidosisAoc
cur
normalAbaseline,AmoderateAvariability,AnoAlateAorAvariableAdecelsA-AcorrectAanswers-
3AthingsAthatAindicateAfetalAwellAbeing
lateAorAvariableAdecelsA-AcorrectAanswers-signsAofAutero-placentalAinsufficiency
changeApositionA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAisAtheAfirstAthingAyouAshouldAdoAwithArecurrentAlateAdecels
7.10AorAhigherA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAshouldApHAbe
60AorAlowerA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAshouldACO2Abe
12AorAlowerA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAshouldAbaseAexcessAorAbaseAdeficitAbe
respiratoryA-AcorrectAanswers-ifACO2AisAgreaterAthanA60,AwhatAtypeAofAacidosis
metabolicA-AcorrectAanswers-ifAbaseAexcessAgreaterAthanA12,AwhatAtypeAofAacidosis
baselineAfetalAheartArate,A5,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-
theAapproximateAmeanAFHRAroundedAtoAincrementsAofA____AbpmAduringAaA____AminuteA
window,Aexcluding:
-accelerationsAandAdeceleratons
-periodsAofAmarkedAvariability
2,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-
forAbaselineAfetalAheartArateAthereAmustAbeAatAleastA___AminutesAofAidentifiableAbaselineAs
egmentsAinAaA___AminuteAwindowAorAtheAbaselineAforAthatAperiodAisAindeterminate
110,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-bradycardiaAisAaAbaselineAofA<A____AbpmAforA>A___Aminutes
160,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-tachycardiaAisAaAbaselineAofA>___AbpmAforA>___Aminutes
contractions,AhighApitocinA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcanAcauseAbradycardia
infection,Adrugs,Ahypothyroid,AfetalAanemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAcanAcauseAtachycardia
sinusoidal,A20,AanemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
smoothAwavelikeApatternAforAatAleastA____Aminutes,AassociatedAwithAfetalA_____
bleedingA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcanAcauseAsinusoidalAFHR
baselineAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-
fluctuationsAinAtheAbaselineAFHRAthatAareAirregularAinAamplitudeAandAfrequency
absentAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-undetectableAamplitudeArange
minimalAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-
>AdetectableAamplitudeArangeAbutAlessAthanAorAequalAtoA5Abpm
moderateAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-6-25AbpmAamplitudeArange
markedAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-greaterAthanAorAequalAtoA25AbpmAamplitudeArange
wellAoxygenatedA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAdoesAvariabilityAshowAaAsignAthatAtheAbabyAis
3A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithArecurrentAdecels
2A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithoutArecurrentAdecels
recurrentAdecelsA-AcorrectAanswers-
minimalAvariabilityAisAunlikelyAtoAbeAassociatedAwithAhypoxiaAduringAlaborAunlessAwithAwha
t?
fetalAhypoxemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-markedAvariabilityAmayAbeArelatedAtoAwhat?
periodicA-AcorrectAanswers-
FHRApatternAassociatedAwithAuterineAcontractions,ApAisAforApain
episodicA-AcorrectAanswers-FHRApatternAnotAassociatedAwithAuterineAcontractions
Questions with Answers 2025
110-160A-AcorrectAanswers-normalAfetalAheartArateArange
infection,AlowAo2,AyoungA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcouldAitAmeanAifAFHRAisAhigh
postAdateApregnancyA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcouldAitAmeanAifAFHRAisAlow
sonogramA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAisAtheAnumberAoneAwayAtoAknowAaAbabiesAage
amnioinfusionA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAdoAyouAdoAifAtheresAlowAamnioticAfluid,AvariableAdecels
kidneys,AlowAurineAoutput,AlowAamnioticAfluidA-AcorrectAanswers-
ifAbabyAisAstressed,AtheAbabyAwillAdivertAtheAbloodAflowAtoAtheAbrain,Aheart,AandAadrenals.At
hisAorganAwon'tAgetAgoodAbloodAflowAwhichAwillAleadAtoAwhat?
2A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAtracingAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithoutAdecels
3A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAtracingAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithAdecels
extrinsicA-AcorrectAanswers-influencesAonAfetalAheartApatternsAthatAareAoutsideAtheAfetus
extrinsicA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAtypeAofAinfluencesAareAassociatedAwithAmaternal-
fetalAexchange:
-placenta
-maternalAuteroAplacentalAcirculation
-fetalAplacentalAcirculation
-placentalAtransfer
-uterineAbloodAflow
-umbilicalAcord
-amnioticAfluid
intervillousAspaceA-AcorrectAanswers-ALLAtransferAtakesAplaceAhere
transientAhypoxemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
allAbabiesAhaveAthisAwithAuterineAcontractionAbutAit'sAworseAwithAaAproblematicAplacenta
cordAcompressionA-AcorrectAanswers-whenAisAtheAonlyAtimeAyouAgiveAanAamnioinfusion
intrinsicA-AcorrectAanswers-influencesAonAfetalAheartArateAthatAareAinsideAtheAbabiesAheart
ductusAvenosus,AliverA-AcorrectAanswers-whereAisAtheAmostAoxygenatedAblood
foramenAovaleA-AcorrectAanswers-whereAdoesAtheAbloodAgoAtoAavoidAtheAlungs
moderateAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-
ifAtheAbabyAhasAthis,AthenAtheyADOANOTAhaveAmetabolicAacidosis
infection,AmovementA,AloudAnoise,ArepositioningA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAwouldAcauseAaAsympatheticAresponseA(thingsAspeedAup,Aaccelerations)
variableAdecel,AearlyAdecal,ApostAdates,AheadAcompressionA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAwouldAcauseAparasympatheticAresponse
vagusAnerveA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAnerveAdecreasesAbp
hypoxemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
duringAthis,AtheAbloodAflowAgetsAshuntedAtoAtheAbrainAheartAandAadrenals.Acan'tAtolerateAla
bor
, fetalAreserveA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAdegreeAofAhypoxemiaAaAfetusAcanAtolerateAbeforeAtrueAtissueAhypoxiaAandAacidosisAoc
cur
normalAbaseline,AmoderateAvariability,AnoAlateAorAvariableAdecelsA-AcorrectAanswers-
3AthingsAthatAindicateAfetalAwellAbeing
lateAorAvariableAdecelsA-AcorrectAanswers-signsAofAutero-placentalAinsufficiency
changeApositionA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAisAtheAfirstAthingAyouAshouldAdoAwithArecurrentAlateAdecels
7.10AorAhigherA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAshouldApHAbe
60AorAlowerA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAshouldACO2Abe
12AorAlowerA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAshouldAbaseAexcessAorAbaseAdeficitAbe
respiratoryA-AcorrectAanswers-ifACO2AisAgreaterAthanA60,AwhatAtypeAofAacidosis
metabolicA-AcorrectAanswers-ifAbaseAexcessAgreaterAthanA12,AwhatAtypeAofAacidosis
baselineAfetalAheartArate,A5,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-
theAapproximateAmeanAFHRAroundedAtoAincrementsAofA____AbpmAduringAaA____AminuteA
window,Aexcluding:
-accelerationsAandAdeceleratons
-periodsAofAmarkedAvariability
2,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-
forAbaselineAfetalAheartArateAthereAmustAbeAatAleastA___AminutesAofAidentifiableAbaselineAs
egmentsAinAaA___AminuteAwindowAorAtheAbaselineAforAthatAperiodAisAindeterminate
110,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-bradycardiaAisAaAbaselineAofA<A____AbpmAforA>A___Aminutes
160,A10A-AcorrectAanswers-tachycardiaAisAaAbaselineAofA>___AbpmAforA>___Aminutes
contractions,AhighApitocinA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcanAcauseAbradycardia
infection,Adrugs,Ahypothyroid,AfetalAanemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
whatAcanAcauseAtachycardia
sinusoidal,A20,AanemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
smoothAwavelikeApatternAforAatAleastA____Aminutes,AassociatedAwithAfetalA_____
bleedingA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcanAcauseAsinusoidalAFHR
baselineAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-
fluctuationsAinAtheAbaselineAFHRAthatAareAirregularAinAamplitudeAandAfrequency
absentAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-undetectableAamplitudeArange
minimalAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-
>AdetectableAamplitudeArangeAbutAlessAthanAorAequalAtoA5Abpm
moderateAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-6-25AbpmAamplitudeArange
markedAvariabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-greaterAthanAorAequalAtoA25AbpmAamplitudeArange
wellAoxygenatedA-AcorrectAanswers-whatAdoesAvariabilityAshowAaAsignAthatAtheAbabyAis
3A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithArecurrentAdecels
2A-AcorrectAanswers-whatAcategoryAisAabsentAvariabilityAwithoutArecurrentAdecels
recurrentAdecelsA-AcorrectAanswers-
minimalAvariabilityAisAunlikelyAtoAbeAassociatedAwithAhypoxiaAduringAlaborAunlessAwithAwha
t?
fetalAhypoxemiaA-AcorrectAanswers-markedAvariabilityAmayAbeArelatedAtoAwhat?
periodicA-AcorrectAanswers-
FHRApatternAassociatedAwithAuterineAcontractions,ApAisAforApain
episodicA-AcorrectAanswers-FHRApatternAnotAassociatedAwithAuterineAcontractions