Quiz

1. What is the primary focus of midwifery?

A. Treatment of childhood infections
B. Care of women and newborns during the reproductive cycle
C. Surgical treatment of diseases
D. Management of elderly patients

Answer: B. Care of women and newborns during the reproductive cycle

2. Midwifery care usually begins during:

A. Labour only
B. The postpartum period
C. Pre-pregnancy or pregnancy
D. Childhood

Answer: C. Pre-pregnancy or pregnancy

3. Antenatal care refers to care provided:

A. Before birth
B. During surgery
C. After menopause
D. During infancy only

Answer: A. Before birth

4. A qualified midwife is primarily trained to conduct:

A. All surgical operations
B. Normal childbirth
C. Organ transplantation
D. Dental procedures

Answer: B. Normal childbirth

5. Which activity falls within the scope of midwifery?

A. Monitoring fetal well-being
B. Performing brain surgery
C. Treating eye diseases
D. Managing fractures

Answer: A. Monitoring fetal well-being

6. Postnatal care is provided:

A. Before conception
B. Before labour
C. After childbirth
D. During adolescence only

Answer: C. After childbirth

7. Which condition should a midwife identify and refer appropriately?

A. Postpartum haemorrhage
B. Minor tooth decay
C. Nearsightedness
D. Earwax accumulation

Answer: A. Postpartum haemorrhage

8. Respectful maternity care includes:

A. Ignoring the woman’s choices
B. Maintaining privacy and dignity
C. Avoiding communication
D. Performing procedures without consent

Answer: B. Maintaining privacy and dignity

9. Fetal monitoring is performed to assess:

A. The father’s health
B. The newborn’s school readiness
C. The well-being of the unborn baby
D. The mother’s eyesight

Answer: C. The well-being of the unborn baby

10. Which service is normally provided after childbirth?

A. Breastfeeding support
B. Dental extraction
C. Vision correction
D. Bone surgery

Answer: A. Breastfeeding support

11. A midwife should refer a woman when:

A. Pregnancy remains completely normal
B. A complication exceeds the midwife’s scope
C. The woman asks a simple question
D. Routine health education is required

Answer: B. A complication exceeds the midwife’s scope

12. Which is a major aim of antenatal care?

A. Detecting pregnancy-related risks
B. Preventing women from exercising
C. Replacing all hospital services
D. Avoiding health education

Answer: A. Detecting pregnancy-related risks

13. Family-planning counselling is part of:

A. Midwifery practice
B. Orthopaedic surgery
C. Ophthalmology
D. Dentistry

Answer: A. Midwifery practice

14. Midwifery care should be:

A. Disease-centred only
B. Person-centred and evidence-based
C. Based entirely on tradition
D. Limited to hospital admission

Answer: B. Person-centred and evidence-based

15. Pre-eclampsia is commonly associated with:

A. High blood pressure during pregnancy
B. Toothache
C. Broken bones
D. Hearing loss

Answer: A. High blood pressure during pregnancy

16. Which principle allows a woman to make decisions about her care?

A. Isolation
B. Informed consent
C. Secrecy
D. Dependence

Answer: B. Informed consent

17. Newborn care provided by a midwife includes:

A. Assessing breathing and temperature
B. Teaching advanced mathematics
C. Treating adult heart disease
D. Conducting eye surgery

Answer: A. Assessing breathing and temperature

18. Community midwifery particularly improves:

A. Access to maternal and newborn services
B. Construction services
C. Commercial banking
D. Transportation management

Answer: A. Access to maternal and newborn services

19. Collaboration in midwifery means working with:

A. Healthcare professionals and families
B. Business organizations only
C. Engineers only
D. Legal courts only

Answer: A. Healthcare professionals and families

20. The overall purpose of midwifery is to:

A. Promote safe motherhood and newborn health
B. Replace every medical specialist
C. Provide surgical care only
D. Focus only on hospital administration

Answer: A. Promote safe motherhood and newborn health