EHPLE Midwifery case studies
EHPLE Midwifery · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The EHPLE Midwifery is a licensing-style examination for midwives who need to demonstrate that their knowledge meets a European professional standard, typically for registration, recognition of qualifications, or cross-border practice. Candidates are usually qualified midwives moving between countries, internationally trained midwives seeking recognition, or final-year students preparing to enter practice. The EHPLE Midwifery case studies are 5 cases and about 3,831 words.
1Static symphysis-fundal height at 28 weeks in a smoker with limited transport
Amara is 31 years old, G3P1 (one term vaginal birth, one first-trimester miscarriage), and booked at 12 weeks with a BMI of 31.2. She smokes 12 cigarettes a day and has a carbon monoxide reading of 9 ppm.
705 words, about 4 min2Prolonged deceleration in a freestanding midwife-led birth centre at 41+5 weeks
Ruth is 30 years old, G2P1, and labours at home at 41+5 weeks. She transfers to a freestanding midwife-led birth centre at 5 cm because she wants pain relief and the pool at home is not working.
839 words, about 4 min3Nipple trauma and 9.8% weight loss on day 5 after caesarean
Priya is 34 years old and is on day 5 after an emergency caesarean for failure to progress; this is her first baby. She is breastfeeding 6–7 times in 24 hours, and each feed lasts about 40 minutes.
693 words, about 3 min4Non-vigorous term newborn with thick meconium at a planned home birth
At a planned home birth, Lena, 39 years old, G2P1, gives birth at 40+2 weeks after a 45-minute second stage. Thick meconium was noted when her membranes ruptured six hours earlier.
803 words, about 4 min5Primary postpartum haemorrhage after a 4.1 kg birth at a freestanding birth centre
Jo is 37 years old, G3P2, and gives birth at a freestanding birth centre at 40+6 weeks after a 20-minute second stage. The baby weighs 4.1 kg and there is no perineal tear.
791 words, about 4 min