CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

A second gravida presents at 34 weeks of pregnancy with painless P/V bleeding. Which one of the following can be a fetal complication? (Choose all that apply)
  1. Embolism
  2. Asphyxia
  3. Cord prolapse
  4. Birth injury
Explanation
Answer: B - Asphyxia and D. Birth injury

This is a case of placenta previain a pregnant woman (second gravida) with 34 weeks pregnancy. The fetal complications of placenta previa include:
1) Low birth rate
2) Asphyxia
3) Birth injury
4) Congenital malformation
5) Death

Embolism and cord prolapse are maternal compilations related to placenta previa.
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