doula training (ANSWERED)
Endorphins - Correct Answer responsible for feelings of calm and euphoria. released to supress the
immune system
Oxytocin - Correct Answer the love hormone. a hormone released by the posterior pituitary that
stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth and milk ejection during breastfeeding.
Melatonin - Correct Answer responsible for the circadian rhythms and biological cycles
Norepinephrine - Correct Answer fight or flight response, but during birth a mother can experience a
surge of catecholamines activating the fetal ejection reflex
Dopamine - Correct Answer influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion (reaching goals).
linked with sexual aprisa
Serotonin - Correct Answer well-being chemical. affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
Relaxin - Correct Answer soothes the body's ligaments and joints. can cause wobbliness or heartburn,
but helps stretch the pelvic muscles and joints for labor
Estrogen - Correct Answer increases steadily throughout pregnancy, initially produced by the corpus
luteum and after the earliest weeks, taken over by the placenta. Estrogen regulates progesterone.
Progesterone - Correct Answer helps prepare and maintain the health of the endometrium during
pregnancy, stops the uterus from contracting, and stops breastmilk production. When birth nears, the
levels of progesterone will drop off
nulligravida - Correct Answer a woman who has never been pregnant
, primigravida - Correct Answer a woman who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - Correct Answer woman who has been pregnant more than once
nulliparous - Correct Answer a woman who has never given birth
multiparous - Correct Answer a woman who has given birth two or more times
primiparous - Correct Answer a woman who has given birth to at least one child
exercise in pregnancy - Correct Answer moderate aerobic exercise and strength training help improve
health. A variety of exercises are important with the exception of high risk. contraindications include
bleeding, dizziness, headache, decreased fetal movement.
Weight gain during pregnancy - Correct Answer 25-35 pounds is recommended, encouraged to prepare
mothers for this change and recommend larger bras for comfort and to reduce future complications
musculoskeletal system - Correct Answer the system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and
protect the body and permit movement. seeing a specialist after birth is highly recommended (more
than a pelvic floor specialist)
Hormonal changes during pregnancy - Correct Answer encourage your clients to ask for blood work
charts early in pregnancy that can be compared to postpartum levels to make sure they're returning to
normal
Cervix - Correct Answer The opening to the uterus. has glands that produce thick mucus secretions
during pregnancy that becomes the mucus plug
Uterus - Correct Answer Female organ of reproduction used to house the developing fetus. expands to
appx. 10x it's size during pregnancy, due to its fibro-elastic tissue
Endorphins - Correct Answer responsible for feelings of calm and euphoria. released to supress the
immune system
Oxytocin - Correct Answer the love hormone. a hormone released by the posterior pituitary that
stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth and milk ejection during breastfeeding.
Melatonin - Correct Answer responsible for the circadian rhythms and biological cycles
Norepinephrine - Correct Answer fight or flight response, but during birth a mother can experience a
surge of catecholamines activating the fetal ejection reflex
Dopamine - Correct Answer influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion (reaching goals).
linked with sexual aprisa
Serotonin - Correct Answer well-being chemical. affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
Relaxin - Correct Answer soothes the body's ligaments and joints. can cause wobbliness or heartburn,
but helps stretch the pelvic muscles and joints for labor
Estrogen - Correct Answer increases steadily throughout pregnancy, initially produced by the corpus
luteum and after the earliest weeks, taken over by the placenta. Estrogen regulates progesterone.
Progesterone - Correct Answer helps prepare and maintain the health of the endometrium during
pregnancy, stops the uterus from contracting, and stops breastmilk production. When birth nears, the
levels of progesterone will drop off
nulligravida - Correct Answer a woman who has never been pregnant
, primigravida - Correct Answer a woman who is pregnant for the first time
multigravida - Correct Answer woman who has been pregnant more than once
nulliparous - Correct Answer a woman who has never given birth
multiparous - Correct Answer a woman who has given birth two or more times
primiparous - Correct Answer a woman who has given birth to at least one child
exercise in pregnancy - Correct Answer moderate aerobic exercise and strength training help improve
health. A variety of exercises are important with the exception of high risk. contraindications include
bleeding, dizziness, headache, decreased fetal movement.
Weight gain during pregnancy - Correct Answer 25-35 pounds is recommended, encouraged to prepare
mothers for this change and recommend larger bras for comfort and to reduce future complications
musculoskeletal system - Correct Answer the system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and
protect the body and permit movement. seeing a specialist after birth is highly recommended (more
than a pelvic floor specialist)
Hormonal changes during pregnancy - Correct Answer encourage your clients to ask for blood work
charts early in pregnancy that can be compared to postpartum levels to make sure they're returning to
normal
Cervix - Correct Answer The opening to the uterus. has glands that produce thick mucus secretions
during pregnancy that becomes the mucus plug
Uterus - Correct Answer Female organ of reproduction used to house the developing fetus. expands to
appx. 10x it's size during pregnancy, due to its fibro-elastic tissue
