DOULA CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
What percent of new mothers experience some sort of "baby blues"? - Answer -70-80%
Marshmallow Root - Answer -soothing moisturizer, healing for external wounds and dry
cracked skin (simmer for 20 minutes and strain)
Calendula - Answer -From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory
Comfrey - Answer -Has many beneficial and soothing qualities; contains allantoin.
Healing, moisturizing and emollient. Topical abrasions and repairing skin close to
normal.
Witch Hazel - Answer -Extracted from the bark of the hamanelis shrub; can be a
soothing agent or, in higher concentrations, an astringent.
Slippery Elm - Answer -Yoni Steam. Soothing for perineum and provides slippery
healing balm.
Doula's Role Postpartum - Answer -Processing major birth events, navigating hormonal
and bodily changes, and shifting mentality to postpartum. Postpartum preference plan.
lochia - Answer -the postpartum vaginal discharge that typically continues for 4-6
weeks after childbirth.
Maternal morbidity - Answer -short or long term health conditions that stem from child
birth/pregnancy.
maternal mortality - Answer -deaths that are pregnancy related during or up to one year
postpartum
APGAR - Answer -appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
Stages of Childbirth - Answer -Labor (effacement and dilation), Delivery, Delivery of
Placenta
early labor - Answer -Mild contractions every 5-20 minutes, dilation around 1-3 cm. Can
last 8-10 hours
Active Labor Phase - Answer -Regular contractions 2-5 minutes apart lasting 60
seconds. Cervix dilated 7 cm
ANSWERS
What percent of new mothers experience some sort of "baby blues"? - Answer -70-80%
Marshmallow Root - Answer -soothing moisturizer, healing for external wounds and dry
cracked skin (simmer for 20 minutes and strain)
Calendula - Answer -From the marigold plant; good for itching, swelling & acne.
Healing, soothing, anti-inflammatory
Comfrey - Answer -Has many beneficial and soothing qualities; contains allantoin.
Healing, moisturizing and emollient. Topical abrasions and repairing skin close to
normal.
Witch Hazel - Answer -Extracted from the bark of the hamanelis shrub; can be a
soothing agent or, in higher concentrations, an astringent.
Slippery Elm - Answer -Yoni Steam. Soothing for perineum and provides slippery
healing balm.
Doula's Role Postpartum - Answer -Processing major birth events, navigating hormonal
and bodily changes, and shifting mentality to postpartum. Postpartum preference plan.
lochia - Answer -the postpartum vaginal discharge that typically continues for 4-6
weeks after childbirth.
Maternal morbidity - Answer -short or long term health conditions that stem from child
birth/pregnancy.
maternal mortality - Answer -deaths that are pregnancy related during or up to one year
postpartum
APGAR - Answer -appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration
Stages of Childbirth - Answer -Labor (effacement and dilation), Delivery, Delivery of
Placenta
early labor - Answer -Mild contractions every 5-20 minutes, dilation around 1-3 cm. Can
last 8-10 hours
Active Labor Phase - Answer -Regular contractions 2-5 minutes apart lasting 60
seconds. Cervix dilated 7 cm
