CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

A pregnant female experiences cervical tear during her delivery. Which of the following could be a cause of the cervical tear?
  1. Forceps delivery
  2. Breech extraction
  3. Prolonged labor
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - All of the above
A minor degree of cervical tear is frequent during first delivery, and requires no special treatment. Causes of cervical tear include:
1) Forceps delivery
2) Breech extraction
3) Congenital
4) Prolonged labor
5) Presence of a lesion
6) Placenta previa
7) Cervical dystocia
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