AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FETAL
MONITORING EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which statement most accurately reflects the EFM tracing?
Maternal and fetal heart rates should be verified.
A tight nuchal cord x 2 is noted after delivery of the baby's head.
Which pattern in the fetal heart rate would increase suspicion of a nuchal cord?
Variable decelerations
Shelby delivers a male infant with Apgar scores of 2 and 3. Umbilical arterial
cord blood gas results are:
pH: 6.92
pCO2: 79
pO2: 11
BE: -7.6
What is the correct interpretation of the cord blood gas?
Respiratory acidemia
If the umbilical vein is the only vessel occluded during cord compression
, oxygenated blood may be restricted from being delivered to the fetus
During fetal sleep cycle, FHR variability is usually
minimal
Uterine tachysystole is defined as
< 5 contractions in 10 minutes averaged over 30 minutes
Maternal-fetal oxygen and nutrient transfer takes place in the
intervillous space
During a contraction, the toco detects
pressure created by the tensing of uterine muscles
Normal FHR baseline is
110-160
Following birth, a fetal cord blood sample is taken. The results are:
pH: 6.95
pCO2: 86 mmHg
pO2: 4 mmHg
BE: -18.6 mEq/L
These results are best interpreted as:
mixed acidemia
A characteristic of variable decelerations is:
the onset of the deceleration is abrupt
stimulation of the vagus nerve in a healthy fetus will cause
a decrease in the FHR
Assess the tracing. What is the baseline rate?
145
Assess the tracing. What is the correct interpretation?
Baseline of 160bpm with recurrent late decelerations
MONITORING EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Which statement most accurately reflects the EFM tracing?
Maternal and fetal heart rates should be verified.
A tight nuchal cord x 2 is noted after delivery of the baby's head.
Which pattern in the fetal heart rate would increase suspicion of a nuchal cord?
Variable decelerations
Shelby delivers a male infant with Apgar scores of 2 and 3. Umbilical arterial
cord blood gas results are:
pH: 6.92
pCO2: 79
pO2: 11
BE: -7.6
What is the correct interpretation of the cord blood gas?
Respiratory acidemia
If the umbilical vein is the only vessel occluded during cord compression
, oxygenated blood may be restricted from being delivered to the fetus
During fetal sleep cycle, FHR variability is usually
minimal
Uterine tachysystole is defined as
< 5 contractions in 10 minutes averaged over 30 minutes
Maternal-fetal oxygen and nutrient transfer takes place in the
intervillous space
During a contraction, the toco detects
pressure created by the tensing of uterine muscles
Normal FHR baseline is
110-160
Following birth, a fetal cord blood sample is taken. The results are:
pH: 6.95
pCO2: 86 mmHg
pO2: 4 mmHg
BE: -18.6 mEq/L
These results are best interpreted as:
mixed acidemia
A characteristic of variable decelerations is:
the onset of the deceleration is abrupt
stimulation of the vagus nerve in a healthy fetus will cause
a decrease in the FHR
Assess the tracing. What is the baseline rate?
145
Assess the tracing. What is the correct interpretation?
Baseline of 160bpm with recurrent late decelerations
