Birth Doula Certification questions with verified
answers
12 cervical ripening and induction procedures Ans✓✓✓ 1. nipple stimulation
2. sexual intercourse
3. castor oil
4. enema
5. acupuncture or TENS
6. herbs
7. stripping or sweeping the membranes
8. mechanical dilators
9. prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)
10. misoprostol (PGE1)
11. amniotomy (rupturing membranes)
12. oxytocin
12 common interventions Ans✓✓✓ 1. electronic fetal monitoring (EFM)
2. intermittent fetal monitoring (IFM)
3. internal fetal monitoring
4. induction of labor
5. augmentation of labor
6. artificial rupture of membranes
7. stripping of membranes
8. wearing a hospital gown
9. routine IV during labor
, 10. narcotic pain relief
11. epidural
12. episiotomy
4 touch techniques Ans✓✓✓ 1. effleurage
2. counter pressure
3. double hip squeeze
4. kneading massage
6 relaxation techniques Ans✓✓✓ 1. visualization & affirmations
2. deep, slow breathing
3. progressive relaxation
4. setting the environment
5. breathing
6. rainbow script
9 positions of comfort Ans✓✓✓ 1. side-lying
2. hands and knees
3. standing (slow dancing) / swaying
4. walking
5. sitting
6. squatting
7. birthing stool
8. birth ball
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12 cervical ripening and induction procedures Ans✓✓✓ 1. nipple stimulation
2. sexual intercourse
3. castor oil
4. enema
5. acupuncture or TENS
6. herbs
7. stripping or sweeping the membranes
8. mechanical dilators
9. prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)
10. misoprostol (PGE1)
11. amniotomy (rupturing membranes)
12. oxytocin
12 common interventions Ans✓✓✓ 1. electronic fetal monitoring (EFM)
2. intermittent fetal monitoring (IFM)
3. internal fetal monitoring
4. induction of labor
5. augmentation of labor
6. artificial rupture of membranes
7. stripping of membranes
8. wearing a hospital gown
9. routine IV during labor
, 10. narcotic pain relief
11. epidural
12. episiotomy
4 touch techniques Ans✓✓✓ 1. effleurage
2. counter pressure
3. double hip squeeze
4. kneading massage
6 relaxation techniques Ans✓✓✓ 1. visualization & affirmations
2. deep, slow breathing
3. progressive relaxation
4. setting the environment
5. breathing
6. rainbow script
9 positions of comfort Ans✓✓✓ 1. side-lying
2. hands and knees
3. standing (slow dancing) / swaying
4. walking
5. sitting
6. squatting
7. birthing stool
8. birth ball