Doula Certification questions &
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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 - ANS ✔1. Which of the following is not a responsibility of the doula?
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 - ANS ✔2. The technique of attention focusing:
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 - ANS ✔3. The birth plan includes:
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 - ANS ✔4. When the doula identifies a mother's need that s/he doubts is in her
scope of practice, s/he:
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 - ANS ✔5. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Writing
b. Reading
c. Listening
d. Speaking
ANSWER: C - ANS ✔1. Approximately 80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of
communication. Which form accounts for half of that 80%?
a. Informational
b. Critical
c. Selective
d. Appreciative
ANSWER: B - ANS ✔2. What type of listening are we engaged in when we are attempting to
scrutinize what is being said?
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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 - ANS ✔1. Which of the following is not a responsibility of the doula?
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 - ANS ✔2. The technique of attention focusing:
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 - ANS ✔3. The birth plan includes:
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 - ANS ✔4. When the doula identifies a mother's need that s/he doubts is in her
scope of practice, s/he:
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 - ANS ✔5. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Writing
b. Reading
c. Listening
d. Speaking
ANSWER: C - ANS ✔1. Approximately 80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of
communication. Which form accounts for half of that 80%?
a. Informational
b. Critical
c. Selective
d. Appreciative
ANSWER: B - ANS ✔2. What type of listening are we engaged in when we are attempting to
scrutinize what is being said?
