Master Your Obstetrician Interview
Practice real-world questions, refine your answers, and boost your confidence for any obstetrics interview.
- Realistic clinical and behavioral scenarios
- STAR‑formatted model answers
- Evaluation criteria and red‑flag indicators
- Tips to personalize your responses
- Ready‑to‑use practice pack
Clinical Knowledge
A 28‑year‑old G2P1 at 32 weeks presented with severe headache, visual disturbances, BP 170/110, and proteinuria.
Stabilize the mother, prevent progression to eclampsia, and plan safe delivery while minimizing fetal risk.
Admitted to labor‑and‑delivery, started IV magnesium sulfate, antihypertensives (labetalol), continuous fetal monitoring, consulted maternal‑fetal medicine, and discussed timing of delivery with the patient.
Blood pressure controlled, no seizures occurred, and the patient was delivered via induction at 37 weeks with a healthy neonate and no maternal complications.
- What are the indications for immediate delivery?
- How would you counsel the patient about future pregnancies?
- Clarity of clinical steps
- Safety focus
- Patient‑centered communication
- Appropriate use of guidelines
- Omitting magnesium sulfate
- Identify signs of pre‑eclampsia
- Initiate magnesium sulfate and antihypertensives
- Monitor mother and fetus closely
- Collaborate with MFM and discuss delivery timing
- Document outcomes
A 34‑year‑old primigravida in active labor asked for epidural analgesia; her chart noted severe intermittent asthma exacerbations.
Provide safe pain relief while minimizing respiratory risk associated with epidural placement and potential hypotension.
Discussed risks/benefits, consulted anesthesia, ensured asthma was well‑controlled with inhaled steroids, arranged for pre‑procedure bronchodilator treatment, and monitored oxygen saturation throughout the procedure.
Epidural was placed without respiratory compromise, patient reported adequate analgesia, and labor progressed without asthma exacerbation.
- What are the signs of high spinal block you would watch for?
- Patient‑centered approach
- Interdisciplinary coordination
- Safety precautions
- Ignoring asthma severity
- Acknowledge patient request
- Review asthma control status
- Coordinate with anesthesia
- Pre‑treat with bronchodilator
- Monitor respiratory status
