A woman reports a moderate-severe level of rectal pain after 3 weeks of steroid/analgesic cream. Physical exam reveals an external hemorrhoid that is tender and dark bluish in appearance. Appropriate management at this time is:

Accurate diagnosis of UTI is important because:

A person presents for care reporting a disorder of sexual arousal. The midwife knows a component of care for this concern is:

It is important for the midwife to ask open-ended questions when taking a sexual history because:

Which woman is most likely to benefit from cancer protection offered by combined oral contraceptives?

The following is true of victims of sexual assault:

A woman presents at 2 weeks postpartum with continued heavy vaginal bleeding. Her temperature is 98.8 F and her pulse is 98. Her lochia has no odor. Her fundus is 1 fingerbreadth below the umbilicus. Her uterus is boggy and nontender. Which is appropriate midwifery management?

After the delivery of the head, you suspect a shoulder dystocia. Your initial strategy to resolve this problem is to:

Immediately after a precipitous delivery a + GBS mother who did not receive antibiotics in labor asks you to review some information on GBS disease. All of this information is true except:

The largest transverse diameter of the fetal head is the: