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Labour and birth emergencies
A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A 29-year-old woman has active management of the third stage. The placenta has not delivered after 40 minutes, and she is not bleeding heavily. What is the next step?
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The answer is A: Manual removal in theatre.
The third stage is delayed after 30 minutes with active management. Manual removal under anaesthesia follows.
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