MIDWIFERY MCQ EXAMINATION TEST
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● 1920's. Answer: >traditional/granny midwives
>Mary Breckenridge
● 1931. Answer: >first nurse midwifery school founded in the US
>Lobestine Midwifery School
● 1950's. Answer: >7 education programs for nurse-midwives
>midwives gaining a reputation of providing quality, cost effective care
>American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) founded
● 1970's. Answer: population of midwives increased dramatically since
● 1723. Answer: number of CNM's in 1976
● 2550. Answer: number of CNM's in 1982
● over 4000. Answer: number of CNM's in 1995
, ● 12,218 CNMs and 102 CMs. Answer: according to the American
Midwifery Certification Board, as of February 2019, there were blank
CNMs and blank CMs.
● CNMs. Answer: the majority of midwives in the US are
● types of midwives. Answer: >doulas
>lay midwives
>certified nurse midwives
>certified midwives
● education path of a CNM. Answer: >bachelor's of science and pass
the NCLEX exam to become an RN
>master's degree as an advanced practice nurse
>pass certification exam to become a certified nurse midwife (CNM)
● >hospitals
>birth centers
>home. Answer: midwives deliver at
● 94.6%. Answer: percentage of hospital births attended by midwives in
2013
2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
● 1920's. Answer: >traditional/granny midwives
>Mary Breckenridge
● 1931. Answer: >first nurse midwifery school founded in the US
>Lobestine Midwifery School
● 1950's. Answer: >7 education programs for nurse-midwives
>midwives gaining a reputation of providing quality, cost effective care
>American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) founded
● 1970's. Answer: population of midwives increased dramatically since
● 1723. Answer: number of CNM's in 1976
● 2550. Answer: number of CNM's in 1982
● over 4000. Answer: number of CNM's in 1995
, ● 12,218 CNMs and 102 CMs. Answer: according to the American
Midwifery Certification Board, as of February 2019, there were blank
CNMs and blank CMs.
● CNMs. Answer: the majority of midwives in the US are
● types of midwives. Answer: >doulas
>lay midwives
>certified nurse midwives
>certified midwives
● education path of a CNM. Answer: >bachelor's of science and pass
the NCLEX exam to become an RN
>master's degree as an advanced practice nurse
>pass certification exam to become a certified nurse midwife (CNM)
● >hospitals
>birth centers
>home. Answer: midwives deliver at
● 94.6%. Answer: percentage of hospital births attended by midwives in
2013
