Ncc obstetric inpatient Exam Actual
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Surgical infection -
correct answer ✅An infection occurring within 30 days of
medical procedure (CDC)
Incidence of abdominal incision infections following cesarean birth -
correct answer ✅3-15% (average 5%)
With antibiotic prophylaxis, the incidence of abdominal incision
infections following c/s -
correct answer ✅2% or less.
Risk for cesarean postpartum VTE -
correct answer ✅1:1000
Cesarean complications in subsequent pregnancies, incidence of
abnormal placenta room (accreta, increta, percreta) -
correct answer ✅Accreta- 75-78%
Increta- 17%
Percreta- 5%
, Ncc obstetric inpatient Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026(Verified
Answers)
TORCH -
correct answer ✅Group of viral, bacterial, and protozoan
infections that gain access to fetal bloodstream transplacentally via
chorionic villi (toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella,
cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus)
Toxoplasmosis -
correct answer ✅T. Gondii (oocyst formed in the cat
intestine and subsequently excretes in the feces)
Definition of postpartum infection -
correct answer ✅Temperature of 100.4 (38c) occurring in
any two successive days within the first 10 days postpartum
exclusive of the first 24 hours
Endometritis -
correct answer ✅Infection of the lining of the uterus
The most common cause of postpartum fever -
correct answer ✅Endometritis
Questions and Answers 2026(Verified
Answers)
Surgical infection -
correct answer ✅An infection occurring within 30 days of
medical procedure (CDC)
Incidence of abdominal incision infections following cesarean birth -
correct answer ✅3-15% (average 5%)
With antibiotic prophylaxis, the incidence of abdominal incision
infections following c/s -
correct answer ✅2% or less.
Risk for cesarean postpartum VTE -
correct answer ✅1:1000
Cesarean complications in subsequent pregnancies, incidence of
abnormal placenta room (accreta, increta, percreta) -
correct answer ✅Accreta- 75-78%
Increta- 17%
Percreta- 5%
, Ncc obstetric inpatient Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026(Verified
Answers)
TORCH -
correct answer ✅Group of viral, bacterial, and protozoan
infections that gain access to fetal bloodstream transplacentally via
chorionic villi (toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella,
cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus)
Toxoplasmosis -
correct answer ✅T. Gondii (oocyst formed in the cat
intestine and subsequently excretes in the feces)
Definition of postpartum infection -
correct answer ✅Temperature of 100.4 (38c) occurring in
any two successive days within the first 10 days postpartum
exclusive of the first 24 hours
Endometritis -
correct answer ✅Infection of the lining of the uterus
The most common cause of postpartum fever -
correct answer ✅Endometritis
