Midwifery Interview Questions and Answers (50 Set)
1. Q: What is the role of a midwife?
A: To provide care, support, and health education to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the
postnatal period.
2. Q: What is the normal fetal heart rate?
A: 120 to 160 beats per minute.
3. Q: What are the stages of labor?
A: First: cervical dilation, Second: delivery of baby, Third: delivery of placenta.
4. Q: What is antenatal care?
A: Care given to a pregnant woman to ensure health of mother and fetus.
5. Q: What is active management of third stage of labor (AMTSL)?
A: Giving oxytocin, controlled cord traction, and uterine massage to prevent PPH.
6. Q: What are danger signs in pregnancy?
A: Severe headache, blurred vision, bleeding, swelling of hands/face, decreased fetal movement.
7. Q: What is preeclampsia?
A: High BP and protein in urine after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
8. Q: What is the ideal position for normal delivery?
A: Left occipito-anterior (LOA).
9. Q: What are signs of true labor?
A: Regular contractions, cervical dilation, and show.
10. Q: What is APGAR score?
A: Assessment of newborn's condition at 1 and 5 mins based on 5 criteria.
11. Q: Define postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).
A: Blood loss >500ml after vaginal birth or >1000ml after C-section.
12. Q: What is the main cause of PPH?
A: Uterine atony (failure of uterus to contract).
13. Q: What is a partograph?
A: A tool to monitor labor progress and maternal-fetal condition.
14. Q: What is colostrum?
A: First milk rich in antibodies and nutrients, secreted after delivery.
15. Q: What is the purpose of fundal height measurement?
A: To assess fetal growth and gestational age.
16. Q: What is the normal duration of pregnancy?
A: Approximately 40 weeks or 280 days.
17. Q: What is oligohydramnios?
A: Low amniotic fluid volume.
18. Q: What is polyhydramnios?
A: Excess amniotic fluid.
19. Q: What is breech presentation?
A: When the baby's buttocks or feet are positioned to come out first.
20. Q: What is the function of the placenta?
A: To provide oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and remove waste.
21. Q: What is lochia?
A: Vaginal discharge after childbirth.
22. Q: How long does lochia last?
A: About 4 to 6 weeks.
23. Q: What is the Bishop score?
A: A scoring system to assess cervical readiness for labor induction.
24. Q: What are Braxton Hicks contractions?
A: Irregular, painless contractions occurring before true labor.
25. Q: What is eclampsia?
A: Seizures in a pregnant woman with preeclampsia.
26. Q: What is gestational diabetes?
A: High blood sugar developed during pregnancy.
27. Q: What is the purpose of folic acid in pregnancy?
A: To prevent neural tube defects in the baby.
28. Q: What is the difference between gravida and para?
A: Gravida: number of pregnancies, Para: number of births after 20 weeks.
29. Q: What is Rh incompatibility?
A: Mother Rh-negative and baby Rh-positive causing immune reaction.
30. Q: What is quickening?
A: First fetal movement felt by mother.
31. Q: What is shoulder dystocia?
A: When baby's shoulders get stuck during delivery.
32. Q: What is an episiotomy?
A: A surgical cut made at vaginal opening to assist childbirth.
33. Q: What is kangaroo mother care?
A: Skin-to-skin contact to keep newborn warm and promote bonding.
34. Q: What is meconium?
A: Baby's first stool, dark green and sticky.
35. Q: What is the function of oxytocin?
A: Stimulates uterine contractions and milk ejection.
36. Q: What is cord prolapse?
A: Umbilical cord slips into vagina before baby, a medical emergency.
37. Q: What is vacuum-assisted delivery?
A: Using suction device to help deliver baby.
38. Q: What is a cesarean section?
A: Surgical delivery of baby through the abdomen and uterus.
39. Q: What is the importance of iron supplements in pregnancy?
A: To prevent maternal anemia.
40. Q: What is fetal distress?
A: Signs of baby not doing well in womb (e.g. abnormal FHR).
41. Q: What is rooming-in?
A: Keeping newborn in same room as mother after birth.
42. Q: What is skin-to-skin contact?
A: Placing newborn on mother's bare chest after birth.
43. Q: What is vernix caseosa?
A: White, creamy substance covering baby's skin at birth.
44. Q: What is neonatal jaundice?
A: Yellowing of baby's skin/eyes due to high bilirubin.
45. Q: What is miscarriage?
A: Loss of pregnancy before 20 weeks.
46. Q: What is induction of labor?
A: Artificially starting labor using medications or procedures.
47. Q: What is threatened abortion?
A: Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy without cervical dilation.
48. Q: What is anemia in pregnancy?
A: Low hemoglobin, usually <11 g/dL.
49. Q: What is the normal weight gain during pregnancy?
A: About 11-16 kg for a normal BMI woman.
50. Q: What is an antenatal checkup schedule?
A: Monthly till 28 weeks, biweekly till 36 weeks, then weekly.
