Doula Certification Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following is not a responsibility of the doula? - CORRECT
ANSWER a. Providing emotional, spiritual, and physical support for the expectant
mother and her partner throughout the pregnancy.
b. To provide only information that is based on evidence.
c. To advise the mother and her partner what the doula believes is best for them.
d. Meet the mother's primary healthcare provider.
ANSWER: C
2. The technique of attention focusing: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Always uses a visual
object as the focus of attention.
b. Diverts the mother's attention away from her labor pains by having her concentrate on
something else.
c. Is used by the mother's partner when timing contractions.
d. Is encouraged by the doula while helping the mother and her partner create the
personalized birth plan.
ANSWER: B
3. The birth plan includes: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Names of mother's support team.
b. A Plan B in case of difficult labor or other unexpected events.
c. Personal statement from mother describing her beliefs, values, and preferences.
d. All of the above.
ANSWER: D
4. When the doula identifies a mother's need that s/he doubts is in her scope of practice, s/he:
- CORRECT ANSWER a. Does the best s/he can.
b. Asks the mother's partner what they think.
c. Keeps an eye on the situation.
d. Refers the mother to the appropriate resources for her needs.
, ANSWER: D
5. Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER 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
1. Approximately 80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication. Which
form accounts for half of that 80%? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Writing
b. Reading
c. Listening
d. Speaking
ANSWER: C
2. What type of listening are we engaged in when we are attempting to scrutinize what is
being said? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Informational
b. Critical
c. Selective
d. Appreciative
ANSWER: B
3. A listener can show that they have been paying attention to a speaker by: - CORRECT
ANSWER a. Asking relevant questions
b. Summarizing what the speaker said
c. Reflecting on what the speaker said
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following is not a responsibility of the doula? - CORRECT
ANSWER a. Providing emotional, spiritual, and physical support for the expectant
mother and her partner throughout the pregnancy.
b. To provide only information that is based on evidence.
c. To advise the mother and her partner what the doula believes is best for them.
d. Meet the mother's primary healthcare provider.
ANSWER: C
2. The technique of attention focusing: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Always uses a visual
object as the focus of attention.
b. Diverts the mother's attention away from her labor pains by having her concentrate on
something else.
c. Is used by the mother's partner when timing contractions.
d. Is encouraged by the doula while helping the mother and her partner create the
personalized birth plan.
ANSWER: B
3. The birth plan includes: - CORRECT ANSWER a. Names of mother's support team.
b. A Plan B in case of difficult labor or other unexpected events.
c. Personal statement from mother describing her beliefs, values, and preferences.
d. All of the above.
ANSWER: D
4. When the doula identifies a mother's need that s/he doubts is in her scope of practice, s/he:
- CORRECT ANSWER a. Does the best s/he can.
b. Asks the mother's partner what they think.
c. Keeps an eye on the situation.
d. Refers the mother to the appropriate resources for her needs.
, ANSWER: D
5. Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER 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
1. Approximately 80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication. Which
form accounts for half of that 80%? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Writing
b. Reading
c. Listening
d. Speaking
ANSWER: C
2. What type of listening are we engaged in when we are attempting to scrutinize what is
being said? - CORRECT ANSWER a. Informational
b. Critical
c. Selective
d. Appreciative
ANSWER: B
3. A listener can show that they have been paying attention to a speaker by: - CORRECT
ANSWER a. Asking relevant questions
b. Summarizing what the speaker said
c. Reflecting on what the speaker said
