Doula Certification Exam|35 Questions
and Answers A+ Graded
What percent of new mothers experience some sort of "baby blues"? - -70-
80%
- Marshmallow Root - -soothing moisturizer, healing for external wounds
and dry cracked skin (simmer for 20 minutes and strain)
- Calendula - -From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory
- Comfrey - -Has many beneficial and soothing qualities; contains allantoin.
Healing, moisturizing and emollient. Topical abrasions and repairing skin
close to normal.
- Witch Hazel - -Extracted from the bark of the hamanelis shrub; can be a
soothing agent or, in higher concentrations, an astringent.
- Slippery Elm - -Yoni Steam. Soothing for perineum and provides slippery
healing balm.
- Doula's Role Postpartum - -Processing major birth events, navigating
hormonal and bodily changes, and shifting mentality to postpartum.
Postpartum preference plan.
- lochia - -the postpartum vaginal discharge that typically continues for 4-6
weeks after childbirth.
- Maternal morbidity - -short or long term health conditions that stem from
child birth/pregnancy.
- maternal mortality - -deaths that are pregnancy related during or up to
one year postpartum
- APGAR - -appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
- Stages of Childbirth - -Labor (effacement and dilation), Delivery, Delivery
of Placenta
- early labor - -Mild contractions every 5-20 minutes, dilation around 1-3
cm. Can last 8-10 hours
and Answers A+ Graded
What percent of new mothers experience some sort of "baby blues"? - -70-
80%
- Marshmallow Root - -soothing moisturizer, healing for external wounds
and dry cracked skin (simmer for 20 minutes and strain)
- Calendula - -From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory
- Comfrey - -Has many beneficial and soothing qualities; contains allantoin.
Healing, moisturizing and emollient. Topical abrasions and repairing skin
close to normal.
- Witch Hazel - -Extracted from the bark of the hamanelis shrub; can be a
soothing agent or, in higher concentrations, an astringent.
- Slippery Elm - -Yoni Steam. Soothing for perineum and provides slippery
healing balm.
- Doula's Role Postpartum - -Processing major birth events, navigating
hormonal and bodily changes, and shifting mentality to postpartum.
Postpartum preference plan.
- lochia - -the postpartum vaginal discharge that typically continues for 4-6
weeks after childbirth.
- Maternal morbidity - -short or long term health conditions that stem from
child birth/pregnancy.
- maternal mortality - -deaths that are pregnancy related during or up to
one year postpartum
- APGAR - -appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
- Stages of Childbirth - -Labor (effacement and dilation), Delivery, Delivery
of Placenta
- early labor - -Mild contractions every 5-20 minutes, dilation around 1-3
cm. Can last 8-10 hours
