Midwifery: Making babies | Proficiency Exam Mastery
Pack: Certified Questions with Model Answer Key
2024/2025
Umbilical cord prolapse - correct answer cord comes out before baby.
Forceps - correct answer metal tongs used to help remove baby
Lock onto babys head
Can rotate head if necessary
Disadvantages of forceps - correct answer mother may feel disappointed
May need episiotomy
Analgesia is needed
Bruising of internal tissues
Strain on pelvic floor muscles
Can leave bruise marks on babys face
Nerve injury/facial palsy
Depressed skull fractures
Risks of increase analgesia
Facial laceration or nerve damage
Vacuum extraction - correct answer technique that uses suction to help
the doctor move the baby down the birth canal as the mother pushes
Colostrum - correct answer thick yellow first breast milk
Very rich in nutrients and antibodies
, Breast milk - correct answer colostrum transitions to milk day 3-5
White, yellow, bluish, skim-milk to creamy
Right amount of fat, sugar, water, and protein
Easier to digest than formula
Full of beneficial hormones and antibodies
Benefits of breastfeeding - correct answer infant nutrition
Digestive function
Immune defense
Psychological well being
Vernix - correct answer a greasy substance that protects the fetus in utero
and can still be present at birth
81% water 9%lipids 10% proteins
Lanugo - correct answer fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the
body and limbs of a human fetus or newborn.
Apgar score is assessed when - correct answer at 1 minute and 5 minutes
of life
Newborn jaundice is - correct answer common and uncomplicated for
most babies
Vitamin k injection for newborns - correct answer promotes clotting
Pack: Certified Questions with Model Answer Key
2024/2025
Umbilical cord prolapse - correct answer cord comes out before baby.
Forceps - correct answer metal tongs used to help remove baby
Lock onto babys head
Can rotate head if necessary
Disadvantages of forceps - correct answer mother may feel disappointed
May need episiotomy
Analgesia is needed
Bruising of internal tissues
Strain on pelvic floor muscles
Can leave bruise marks on babys face
Nerve injury/facial palsy
Depressed skull fractures
Risks of increase analgesia
Facial laceration or nerve damage
Vacuum extraction - correct answer technique that uses suction to help
the doctor move the baby down the birth canal as the mother pushes
Colostrum - correct answer thick yellow first breast milk
Very rich in nutrients and antibodies
, Breast milk - correct answer colostrum transitions to milk day 3-5
White, yellow, bluish, skim-milk to creamy
Right amount of fat, sugar, water, and protein
Easier to digest than formula
Full of beneficial hormones and antibodies
Benefits of breastfeeding - correct answer infant nutrition
Digestive function
Immune defense
Psychological well being
Vernix - correct answer a greasy substance that protects the fetus in utero
and can still be present at birth
81% water 9%lipids 10% proteins
Lanugo - correct answer fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the
body and limbs of a human fetus or newborn.
Apgar score is assessed when - correct answer at 1 minute and 5 minutes
of life
Newborn jaundice is - correct answer common and uncomplicated for
most babies
Vitamin k injection for newborns - correct answer promotes clotting
