DOULA CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
What percent of new mothers experience some sort of "baby blues"? - ANSWER-70-
80%
Marshmallow Root - ANSWER-soothing moisturizer, healing for external wounds and
dry cracked skin (simmer for 20 minutes and strain)
Calendula - ANSWER-From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory
Comfrey - ANSWER-Has many beneficial and soothing qualities; contains allantoin.
Healing, moisturizing and emollient. Topical abrasions and repairing skin close to
normal.
Witch Hazel - ANSWER-Extracted from the bark of the hamanelis shrub; can be a
soothing agent or, in higher concentrations, an astringent.
Slippery Elm - ANSWER-Yoni Steam. Soothing for perineum and provides slippery
healing balm.
Doula's Role Postpartum - ANSWER-Processing major birth events, navigating
hormonal and bodily changes, and shifting mentality to postpartum. Postpartum
preference plan.
lochia - ANSWER-the postpartum vaginal discharge that typically continues for 4-6
weeks after childbirth.
Maternal morbidity - ANSWER-short or long term health conditions that stem from child
birth/pregnancy.
Gestational hypertension herbs - ANSWER-Hawthorn berry tea
Relaxin - ANSWER-relaxes ligaments in the pelvis and softens and widens cervix
Act that Ended Midwives - ANSWER-Sheppard Towner Act of 1991
BRAIN - ANSWER-benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition, no
Gravida/Para - ANSWER-G - number of pregnancies
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED
What percent of new mothers experience some sort of "baby blues"? - ANSWER-70-
80%
Marshmallow Root - ANSWER-soothing moisturizer, healing for external wounds and
dry cracked skin (simmer for 20 minutes and strain)
Calendula - ANSWER-From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory
Comfrey - ANSWER-Has many beneficial and soothing qualities; contains allantoin.
Healing, moisturizing and emollient. Topical abrasions and repairing skin close to
normal.
Witch Hazel - ANSWER-Extracted from the bark of the hamanelis shrub; can be a
soothing agent or, in higher concentrations, an astringent.
Slippery Elm - ANSWER-Yoni Steam. Soothing for perineum and provides slippery
healing balm.
Doula's Role Postpartum - ANSWER-Processing major birth events, navigating
hormonal and bodily changes, and shifting mentality to postpartum. Postpartum
preference plan.
lochia - ANSWER-the postpartum vaginal discharge that typically continues for 4-6
weeks after childbirth.
Maternal morbidity - ANSWER-short or long term health conditions that stem from child
birth/pregnancy.
Gestational hypertension herbs - ANSWER-Hawthorn berry tea
Relaxin - ANSWER-relaxes ligaments in the pelvis and softens and widens cervix
Act that Ended Midwives - ANSWER-Sheppard Towner Act of 1991
BRAIN - ANSWER-benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition, no
Gravida/Para - ANSWER-G - number of pregnancies
