CPM Certified Professional Midwife

Category - Labor, Birth, and Immediate Postpartum

Which of the following is a complication associated with the third stage of labor? (Choose all that apply)
  1. Postpartum hemorrhage
  2. Fetal distress
  3. Intrapartum eclampsia
  4. Pulmonary embolism
Explanation
Answer: A - Postpartum hemorrhage and D. Pulmonary embolism

The following are complications of the third stage of labor: 1) postpartum hemorrhage; 2) retained placenta; 3) obstetrics shock; 4) pulmonary embolism; and 5) uterine inversion. Complications of the second stage of labor include fetal distress and intrapartum eclampsia.
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