MODULE 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE
DOULA PROGRAM
(t/f) a doula is not a licensed medical profession, but it does require an understanding of
the biological and medical processes involved in labor and obstetrics - ANSWER-true
(t/f) a big part of a doula's job is helping to remove anxiety by explaining obstetrical
interventions to a woman and her partner - ANSWER-true
(t/f) fear during childbirth is intensified when doctors and nurses take medical actions
without explaining them fully to the woman - ANSWER-true
(t/f) historically, women have been attended and supported by other women during labor
and birth - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics requires a doula to refund any money paid by the
mother if a birth is an unplanned c-section - ANSWER-false
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics states that the doula will assist the mother with
writing a birth plan prior to labor and communicating these desires to the mother's family
and medical care providers - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics states that our doulas will act in an appropriate
and respectful manner - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics requires the doula to make decisions for the
mother in those instances where she lacks the information to make the right decision for
herself or her baby - ANSWER-false
(t/f) a doula can use massage to help labor progress as comfortably as possible -
ANSWER-true
(t/f) doulas can offer positioning suggestions to help labor progress - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the terms doula and midwife are interchangeable since they essentially do the same
thing - ANSWER-false
(t/f) the doula is there to supervise the birth - ANSWER-false; they provide comfort and
support to the mother
(t/f) a doula is obligated to contradict the directions of a midwife or physician if what they
are doing conflicts with the mother's birth plan - ANSWER-false
DOULA PROGRAM
(t/f) a doula is not a licensed medical profession, but it does require an understanding of
the biological and medical processes involved in labor and obstetrics - ANSWER-true
(t/f) a big part of a doula's job is helping to remove anxiety by explaining obstetrical
interventions to a woman and her partner - ANSWER-true
(t/f) fear during childbirth is intensified when doctors and nurses take medical actions
without explaining them fully to the woman - ANSWER-true
(t/f) historically, women have been attended and supported by other women during labor
and birth - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics requires a doula to refund any money paid by the
mother if a birth is an unplanned c-section - ANSWER-false
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics states that the doula will assist the mother with
writing a birth plan prior to labor and communicating these desires to the mother's family
and medical care providers - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics states that our doulas will act in an appropriate
and respectful manner - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the madriella doula code of ethics requires the doula to make decisions for the
mother in those instances where she lacks the information to make the right decision for
herself or her baby - ANSWER-false
(t/f) a doula can use massage to help labor progress as comfortably as possible -
ANSWER-true
(t/f) doulas can offer positioning suggestions to help labor progress - ANSWER-true
(t/f) the terms doula and midwife are interchangeable since they essentially do the same
thing - ANSWER-false
(t/f) the doula is there to supervise the birth - ANSWER-false; they provide comfort and
support to the mother
(t/f) a doula is obligated to contradict the directions of a midwife or physician if what they
are doing conflicts with the mother's birth plan - ANSWER-false
