Midwife exam questions
Antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal, emergencies and midwifery ethics.
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A woman at 30 weeks' gestation is given intramuscular betamethasone for fetal lung maturity. What is the standard regimen?
Choose an answer to see the rationale.
A woman who is RhD negative and not sensitised has a threatened miscarriage with bleeding at 28 weeks. What is the most important preventive measure to reduce the risk of alloimmunisation?
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- ✓4 full-length papers (~150 Q each)
- ✓543 questions, no overlap between papers
- ✓Four options, one unambiguous best answer
- ✓A full rationale on every question
- ✓A real guideline or textbook reference
- ✓Every sub-topic in the published blueprint
Exam route by authority
| Authority | Delivered by | Specialist title |
|---|---|---|
| DHA - Dubai | Prometric | Computer-based MCQ |
| DOH - Abu Dhabi | Pearson VUE | Computer-based MCQ |
| MOHAP - Northern Emirates | Prometric | Computer-based MCQ |
| SCFHS - Saudi Arabia | Prometric / Pearson | Computer-based MCQ |
| QCHP - Qatar | Prometric | Computer-based MCQ |
| NHRA - Bahrain | Prometric | Computer-based MCQ |
| OMSB - Oman | Prometric | MCQ then oral viva |
Assessment mode depends on your licence title as well as your profession. Confirm your own route on your Sheryan / TAMM eligibility notice.
What the Midwife exam covers
The published blueprint for this exam breaks into 7 domains and 127 testable sub-topics. Our bank covers every one of them - here is the full map, so you can see exactly what you are expected to know.
Pre-pregnancy, Preconception & Family Planning~10% (SCFHS Specialist)15 topics
- Preconception health assessment, risk screening and optimization
- Preconception counselling: folic acid supplementation, nutrition, weight/BMI, smoking/alcohol cessation
- Screening and management of chronic conditions before pregnancy (diabetes, hypertension, thyroid, epilepsy)
- Genetic counselling, family history, carrier screening and consanguinity risks
- Immunization status review (rubella, hepatitis B, varicella) before conception
- Fertility awareness and the menstrual/ovulatory cycle
- +9 more in the bank
Antenatal Care & Pregnancy (Low and High Risk)~30% (SCFHS Specialist)23 topics
- Confirmation of pregnancy, dating, and estimation of gestational age/EDD
- Physiological changes of pregnancy by system (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, haematological, endocrine)
- Fetal development, placental physiology and amniotic fluid dynamics
- Booking visit: history, examination, baseline observations and risk assessment
- Routine antenatal investigations (blood group/Rh, FBC, glucose, infection screen, urinalysis)
- Schedule of antenatal visits and abdominal palpation (fundal height, lie, presentation, position)
- +17 more in the bank
Labour, Delivery & Obstetric Emergencies (Intrapartum)~30% (SCFHS Specialist)24 topics
- Physiology and mechanisms of normal labour; onset and stages of labour
- Diagnosis of labour, assessment of contractions and cervical dilatation/effacement
- The female pelvis, fetal skull and mechanism of normal vertex delivery
- Assessment of presentation, position, station, descent and engagement
- Use and interpretation of the partograph and identification of delayed progress
- Fetal heart rate monitoring: intermittent auscultation and CTG interpretation
- +18 more in the bank
Postpartum & Newborn Care~20% (SCFHS Specialist)22 topics
- Normal physiology of the puerperium and uterine involution
- Routine postnatal maternal assessment and observations
- Postpartum haemorrhage (primary and secondary) recognition and management
- Postpartum infection: endometritis, wound and perineal infection, sepsis
- Postpartum thromboembolism prevention and recognition
- Postpartum hypertension and late pre-eclampsia/eclampsia
- +16 more in the bank
Gynecology & Women's Health~10% (SCFHS Specialist)15 topics
- Female reproductive anatomy and physiology of the menstrual cycle
- Menstrual disorders: amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, menorrhagia and abnormal uterine bleeding
- Polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease and sexually transmitted infections
- Vaginal infections (candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis)
- Cervical screening (Pap smear/HPV) and cervical cancer prevention
- +9 more in the bank
Pharmacology in Midwiferyest. ~5% (explicit SCFHS Technician section; embedded across clinical domains in Specialist blueprint)14 topics
- Principles of drug administration, dosage calculation and the rights of medication
- Uterotonics: oxytocin, ergometrine, misoprostol, carboprost - uses and cautions
- Tocolytics for preterm labour and their contraindications
- Antihypertensives in pregnancy (labetalol, nifedipine, methyldopa, hydralazine)
- Magnesium sulphate for eclampsia prophylaxis/treatment and toxicity monitoring
- Analgesia and anaesthesia agents used in labour
- +8 more in the bank
Professionalism, Ethics, Patient Safety, Counselling & Educationest. ~10% (explicit SCFHS Technician sections: professionalism/ethics, patient safety, counselling/education; cross-cutting in Specialist)14 topics
- Scope of practice, midwifery regulation and standards of care
- Professional accountability, documentation and record-keeping
- Informed consent, autonomy, confidentiality and patient rights
- Ethical and legal issues in midwifery (capacity, advocacy, safeguarding)
- Cultural competence and woman-centred care
- Patient safety principles, error/incident reporting and root cause analysis
- +8 more in the bank
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