Doula Certification Exam questions with verified
answers
-4 to +4 Birthing stations Ans✓✓✓ -4 to -1: baby is floating, 0 = pelvis, baby's
head is engaged, +1 to +4: Baby is descending down birth canal
ABAR Ans✓✓✓ Anti-bias anti Racist: Acknowledge, decolonize, unlearn, align,
empathy, compassion
Act that Ended Midwives Ans✓✓✓ Sheppard Towner Act of 1991
Active Labor Phase Ans✓✓✓ Regular contractions 2-5 minutes apart lasting 60
seconds. Cervix dilated 7 cm
APGAR Ans✓✓✓ appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
Birth Ceremonies Ans✓✓✓ Smudging, Herbal Bath, Mother Blessing Ceremony
BRAIN Ans✓✓✓ benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition, no
Breastfeeding Herbs Ans✓✓✓ Fennel
Brreastfeeding Nutrient Ans✓✓✓ Iodine
Calendula Ans✓✓✓ From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory
answers
-4 to +4 Birthing stations Ans✓✓✓ -4 to -1: baby is floating, 0 = pelvis, baby's
head is engaged, +1 to +4: Baby is descending down birth canal
ABAR Ans✓✓✓ Anti-bias anti Racist: Acknowledge, decolonize, unlearn, align,
empathy, compassion
Act that Ended Midwives Ans✓✓✓ Sheppard Towner Act of 1991
Active Labor Phase Ans✓✓✓ Regular contractions 2-5 minutes apart lasting 60
seconds. Cervix dilated 7 cm
APGAR Ans✓✓✓ appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
Birth Ceremonies Ans✓✓✓ Smudging, Herbal Bath, Mother Blessing Ceremony
BRAIN Ans✓✓✓ benefits, risks, alternatives, intuition, no
Breastfeeding Herbs Ans✓✓✓ Fennel
Brreastfeeding Nutrient Ans✓✓✓ Iodine
Calendula Ans✓✓✓ From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory