MATERNITY & WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE
2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE TEST WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉2. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home
births to hospital births in the early twentieth century?
a.
The number of hospital births decreased.
b.
Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
c.
The importance of early parent-infant contact was identified.
d.
,Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and birth..
Answer: ANS: B
The development of forceps to facilitate difficult births by physicians
was a strong factor in the decrease of home births and increase of
hospital births. With the shift toward hospital births, the numbers
increased. The shift to hospital births decreased the amount of
parental-infant contact. Puerperal sepsis has been a known problem
for generations. In the late nineteenth century, Semmelweis
discovered how it could be prevented.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: 1
◉3. A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the
history of family-centered maternity care. Which statement should
the nurse include in the teaching session?
a.
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b.
, Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-
centered care.
c.
Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth
increased the practice of family-centered care.
d.
Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather
than in a nursery initiated the practice of family-centered care..
Answer: ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early extended parent-
infant contact, parents began to insist that the infant remain with
them. This gradually developed into the practice of rooming-in and
finally to family-centered maternity care. The Sheppard-Towner Act
provided funds for state-managed programs for mothers and
children but did not promote family-centered care. The changes in
pharmacologic management of labor were not a factor in family-
centered maternity care. Family-centered care was a request by
parents, not physicians.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 2, 3
2026 COMPLETE PRACTICE TEST WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉2. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home
births to hospital births in the early twentieth century?
a.
The number of hospital births decreased.
b.
Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births.
c.
The importance of early parent-infant contact was identified.
d.
,Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and birth..
Answer: ANS: B
The development of forceps to facilitate difficult births by physicians
was a strong factor in the decrease of home births and increase of
hospital births. With the shift toward hospital births, the numbers
increased. The shift to hospital births decreased the amount of
parental-infant contact. Puerperal sepsis has been a known problem
for generations. In the late nineteenth century, Semmelweis
discovered how it could be prevented.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: 1
◉3. A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the
history of family-centered maternity care. Which statement should
the nurse include in the teaching session?
a.
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care.
b.
, Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-
centered care.
c.
Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth
increased the practice of family-centered care.
d.
Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather
than in a nursery initiated the practice of family-centered care..
Answer: ANS: D
As research began to identify the benefits of early extended parent-
infant contact, parents began to insist that the infant remain with
them. This gradually developed into the practice of rooming-in and
finally to family-centered maternity care. The Sheppard-Towner Act
provided funds for state-managed programs for mothers and
children but did not promote family-centered care. The changes in
pharmacologic management of labor were not a factor in family-
centered maternity care. Family-centered care was a request by
parents, not physicians.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 2, 3
