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DOULA CERTIFICATION EXAM/ COMPLETE
ACTUAL 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Women who have doula support require less pain medication than women
without doula support.
b. Women with doula support report more negative feelings about their
experience in childbirth than those without doula support.
c. A doula provides continuous physical, emotional, spiritual, and
informational support to the expectant mother and her partner during labor,
delivery and in the immediate postpartum period.
d. Hygiene, better overall health, and antibiotics were responsible for a
dramatic drop in maternal morbidity and mortality in the 20th century.
ANSWER: B
2. Approximately 80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of
communication. Which form accounts for half of that 80%?
a. Writing
b. Reading
c. Listening
d. Speaking
ANSWER: C
3. Which is the longest phase of the birthing stage?
a. Descent
b. Resting
c. Crowning and birth
d. Dilation
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ANSWER: A
4. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Long-term disabilities caused by premature birth include behavior problems.
b. Premature birth can cause a baby to have lung and breathing problems, including
asthma.
c. Premature babies often need services that help with development and learning.
d. A history of prior preterm deliveries does not place the patient at high-risk of
preterm birth.
ANSWER: D
5. Which is the following statement(s) is/are true?
a. Breast-feeding is discouraged for most women who take medication for high
blood pressure.
b. Women with gestational hypertension have high blood pressure that develops
after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
c. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure
and signs of damage to another organ system.
d. A and B
e. B
f. B and C
ANSWER: F
6. The cornerstone of management of gestational diabetes is
_______ a. Weight loss
b. Exercise
c. Immediate treatment of urinary tract infections
d. Glycemic control
ANSWER: D
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7. Among women with gestational diabetes, _____ will require
insulin.
a. 5%
b. 15%
c. 25%
d. 50%
ANSWER: B
8. What type of listening are we engaged in when we are attempting to scrutinize
what is being said?
a. Informational
b. Critical
c. Selective
d. Appreciative
ANSWER: B
9. A listener can show that they have been paying attention to a speaker by:
a. Asking relevant questions
b. Summarizing what the speaker said
c. Reflecting on what the speaker said
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
ANSWER: D
10. The main point of negotiation is:
a. To reach agreements without causing barriers to communication
b. To get what you want
c. To explain why your cause is more urgent
d. To avoid a fight
ANSWER: A
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DOULA CERTIFICATION EXAM/ COMPLETE
ACTUAL 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Women who have doula support require less pain medication than women
without doula support.
b. Women with doula support report more negative feelings about their
experience in childbirth than those without doula support.
c. A doula provides continuous physical, emotional, spiritual, and
informational support to the expectant mother and her partner during labor,
delivery and in the immediate postpartum period.
d. Hygiene, better overall health, and antibiotics were responsible for a
dramatic drop in maternal morbidity and mortality in the 20th century.
ANSWER: B
2. Approximately 80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of
communication. Which form accounts for half of that 80%?
a. Writing
b. Reading
c. Listening
d. Speaking
ANSWER: C
3. Which is the longest phase of the birthing stage?
a. Descent
b. Resting
c. Crowning and birth
d. Dilation
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ANSWER: A
4. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Long-term disabilities caused by premature birth include behavior problems.
b. Premature birth can cause a baby to have lung and breathing problems, including
asthma.
c. Premature babies often need services that help with development and learning.
d. A history of prior preterm deliveries does not place the patient at high-risk of
preterm birth.
ANSWER: D
5. Which is the following statement(s) is/are true?
a. Breast-feeding is discouraged for most women who take medication for high
blood pressure.
b. Women with gestational hypertension have high blood pressure that develops
after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
c. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure
and signs of damage to another organ system.
d. A and B
e. B
f. B and C
ANSWER: F
6. The cornerstone of management of gestational diabetes is
_______ a. Weight loss
b. Exercise
c. Immediate treatment of urinary tract infections
d. Glycemic control
ANSWER: D
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7. Among women with gestational diabetes, _____ will require
insulin.
a. 5%
b. 15%
c. 25%
d. 50%
ANSWER: B
8. What type of listening are we engaged in when we are attempting to scrutinize
what is being said?
a. Informational
b. Critical
c. Selective
d. Appreciative
ANSWER: B
9. A listener can show that they have been paying attention to a speaker by:
a. Asking relevant questions
b. Summarizing what the speaker said
c. Reflecting on what the speaker said
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
ANSWER: D
10. The main point of negotiation is:
a. To reach agreements without causing barriers to communication
b. To get what you want
c. To explain why your cause is more urgent
d. To avoid a fight
ANSWER: A
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