BEST DOULA EXAM
You can use any resources you'd like to support you. Remember KISS - Keep It Simple, Sweetie. :) Your exam is due by midnight the day after training ends. Please move through all the steps until you see a note that says you've completed everything. That's how you'll know we've received your exam.
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1. What does BEST stand for?
2. Name one thing you can do to provide active listening.
3. How are doula-ing and activism different?
4. In the event of an unplanned unassisted birth, the doula is responsible for delivering the baby.
true
false
5. The Edinburgh Scale is used to assess mental health
true
false
6. The doula should not sleep when the client is sleeping.
true
false
7. An interview should be at least an hour.
true
false
8. You should plan to join your clients in early labor.
true
false
9. Name two things that will make your business sustainable.
10. Share your primary marketing message (using the ‘what’s your message’ worksheet).
11. Name one short term and one long term goal for your business.
12. Name two reasons you should not get in a birth tub with a client.
13. Name one way you can build your brand.
14. What is the goal of the first prenatal appointment?
15. You had a great interview - what's next?
16. The goal of the second prenatal appointment is?
17. How will I receive my certificate?
it will arrive via email
a stork will drop it off at my home
18. What does non-judgemental support mean?
19. Name two ways you can support a cesarean birth.
20. Name one way you can support infant feeding.
21. What is your goal at the postpartum appointment?
22. You are supporting a person with a scheduled induction due to Gestational Diabetes. They will be 39 weeks. What should you expect, when should you show up, what should you do to support this person?
23. Client calls you to say she has stabbing pain every few minutes on the left side only. Not contraction like at all. Nothing makes it better or worse. Been going on for 12hrs. Baby is still active. No bleeding. What do you say?
24. VBA2C, client has remained at 6cm for several hours and is having lots of back pain. How can you support them?
25. Your client tells you that their OB says baby is getting too big. Your client is interested in finding evidenced based info on the pros and cons of induction for her “big baby”. How can you help? (you can use your reference books or other knowledge/websites you know)
26. A couple are planning a hospital birth. They are laboring at home very well. Contractions are 3 minutes apart and your client is vocalizing through them and shaking. What might happen over the next few hours to the laboring person and partner and what will you be doing and saying?
27. Name one unique aspect to supporting a client planning a VBAC?
28. Where can you find the 5 points to recertification with BEST?
29. Name one way you will care for yourself as a doula.
30. Name one thing you seriously rocked in this training.
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