Free Complications of Pregnancy MCQs with Answers
50 Complications of Pregnancy MCQs from Midwifery and Obstetric Nursing, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Pregnancy complications include hyperemesis gravidarum, anaemia, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, antepartum haemorrhage, hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, infections and disorders of fetal growth. Questions focus on characteristic signs, risk factors, investigations, maternal and fetal effects, and nursing care, while acute life-threatening treatment belongs under obstetric emergencies.
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- A. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
- B. HELLP syndrome
- C. Gestational thrombocytopenia
- D. Intrahepatic cholestasis
Explanation: HELLP means haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets, and it is associated with severe hypertensive disease.
Correct answer: HELLP syndrome- A. Cervical insufficiency
- B. Placental abruption
- C. Preterm labour
- D. Threatened miscarriage
Explanation: Cervical insufficiency causes painless cervical shortening or dilatation, often leading to a second-trimester loss or early preterm birth.
Correct answer: Cervical insufficiency- A. Congenital cataracts
- B. Fetal or neonatal infection
- C. Maternal red-cell sensitisation
- D. Neural tube closure defect
Explanation: Listeria infection during pregnancy can cross the placenta and cause fetal loss, preterm birth, stillbirth or serious neonatal infection.
Correct answer: Fetal or neonatal infection- A. Hydrocephalus with intracranial calcifications
- B. Bilateral renal agenesis with anhydramnios
- C. Limb shortening with absent long bones
- D. Persistent fetal tachycardia without structural changes
Explanation: Congenital toxoplasmosis is classically associated with hydrocephalus, intracranial calcifications and chorioretinitis.
Correct answer: Hydrocephalus with intracranial calcifications- A. Well-controlled hypothyroidism
- B. Gestational diabetes mellitus
- C. Iron deficiency anaemia
- D. Mild physiological leukocytosis
Explanation: Maternal diabetes can cause fetal hyperglycaemia and increased fetal urine production, contributing to polyhydramnios.
Correct answer: Gestational diabetes mellitus- A. To destroy maternal platelets
- B. To prevent maternal Rh sensitisation
- C. To increase fetal red-cell production
- D. To treat established fetal anaemia
Explanation: Abdominal trauma can allow fetal red cells to enter the maternal circulation.
Correct answer: To prevent maternal Rh sensitisation- A. Chronic hypertension alone
- B. Superimposed pre-eclampsia
- C. Gestational hypertension
- D. White-coat hypertension
Explanation: New proteinuria and maternal organ dysfunction in a woman with chronic hypertension suggest pre-eclampsia superimposed on chronic…
Correct answer: Superimposed pre-eclampsia- A. Complete miscarriage
- B. Incomplete miscarriage
- C. Missed miscarriage
- D. Threatened miscarriage
Explanation: Incomplete miscarriage occurs when some, but not all, products of conception have been expelled, with continued bleeding and an open…
Correct answer: Incomplete miscarriage- A. Congenital limb deformity
- B. Perinatal hepatitis B infection
- C. Neonatal iron deficiency
- D. Congenital hypothyroidism
Explanation: Hepatitis B can pass from mother to infant, particularly around the time of birth, and may lead to chronic infection in the newborn.
Correct answer: Perinatal hepatitis B infection- A. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- B. Atopic dermatitis of pregnancy
- C. Impetigo of pregnancy
- D. Contact dermatitis from clothing
Explanation: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy commonly causes severe pruritus on the palms and soles without a primary rash and may increase fetal…
Correct answer: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy