PRC Midwives LE case studies
PRC Midwives LE · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Philippine Midwife Licensure Examination is the PRC-administered board exam that a candidate must pass to practice as a registered midwife in the Philippines. It is intended for graduates of a midwifery program who want the professional identification card and the legal authority to provide maternal and newborn care. The exam is organized around six domains: Antepartal Care, Intrapartal Care, and Postpartal Care (each weighted 20%), Newborn Care (15%), Community Health and Midwifery Practice (15%), and Professional Ethics and Related Laws (10%). Because the three maternal-care domains together make up 60% of the exam, the strongest preparation strategy is to master normal pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum care first, then layer newborn assessment and resuscitation on top, and finish with community health programs and the legal and ethical framework for midwifery practice. The PRC Midwives LE case studies are 5 cases and about 3,431 words.
1Severe Preeclampsia at 33 Weeks in a Municipal RHU
Maria, a 33-year-old G3P2, arrives unbooked at a municipal RHU at 33 weeks by her last menstrual period. She reports a frontal headache since yesterday and blurred spots in front of her eyes.
848 words, about 4 min2Obstructed Labor with Fetal Distress in a Birthing Home
Alma, a 28-year-old G1P0 at 40 2/7 weeks, has been in a birthing home for 16 hours. she was 5 cm dilated, 80% effaced, station -1, with contractions every 3 minutes lasting 50 seconds.
718 words, about 4 min3Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage at a Birthing Home
Rowena, a 30-year-old G2P2, delivered a 3.8-kg baby vaginally 20 minutes ago at a birthing home after a 6-hour labor. She received oxytocin 10 IU IM after delivery, and the placenta was complete.
620 words, about 3 min4Meconium-Stained Nonvigorous Newborn at a Health Center
A 39-week infant is born at a health center after an uncomplicated second stage. The amniotic fluid is thickly meconium-stained.
613 words, about 3 min5Intimate Partner Violence at 28 Weeks in a Barangay Health Station
Liza, a 24-year-old G2P1 at 28 weeks, comes to a barangay health station for a prenatal check. She has a healing bruise on her left forearm and tenderness over the lower abdomen.
632 words, about 3 min