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CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

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A 29 years old female states that her labor started before the 37th week of pregnancy (counting from the first day of her last menstrual cycle). What complication of pregnancy is she experiencing?
  1. Pre - eclampsia
  2. Premature labor
  3. Obstructed labor
  4. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: B - Premature labor

Labor that starts before the 37th week of pregnancy is termed premature labor. Causes of premature labor include the following:
1) pre - eclampsia
2) cervical incompetence
3) uterine malformations
4) high fever
5) diarrhea
6) acute appendicitis
7) idiopathic cause
8) Diabetes mellitus (DM)
9) bacterial vaginosis
10) chlamydia
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