Postpartum Doula Certification Examination
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  • Postpartum Doula Certification Examination

    Happy Mama Healthy Baby Alliance
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  • Directions: Set aside 2 hours for this exam. There are two hundred points, and the minimum score required to pass is 80%, and may be retaken twice. It is an open book. You can use your student manual, and the PowerPoint handouts for the answers. This exam is due in 1 week. Your 3 Self-Reports and 3 Client Evaluations are due within 1 year of completing the course.

    You can save a partially completed exam to complete later by clicking on the save button and following the instructions.

    Any issues contact Robert at: robert.lancione@motherbabysupport.net

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  • 1) An example of tasks a Postpartum Doula might do is to take a new mother’s blood pressure and weigh the baby.*
  • 2) One of the reasons women don’t breastfeed is because they are afraid their breasts are too small.*
  • 3) Breastfed infants have higher IQs then bottle-fed babies*
  • 4) A woman’s choice to breastfeed is influenced more by her partner than medical professionals.*
  • 5) Some hospital practices interfere with successful breastfeeding.*
  • 6) A client who doesn’t have eye contact during a counseling session is rude or hiding something.*
  • 7) Frozen breast milk should be thawed in a microwave oven.*
  • 8) Giving cereal mixed in milk during the first three weeks helps the baby to sleep through the night.*
  • 9) A mother who has sore nipples should give a bottle and let her nipples rest.*
  • 10) If a mother is too nervous, her milk will sour, and the baby won’t like it.*
  • 11) If a woman has been separated from her baby for a brief period of time, relactation is not possible.*
  • 12) Medications given to mothers in labor have no effect on a baby’s ability to breastfeed.*
  • 13) Medical procedures done during birth such as vacuum extraction do not affect breastfeeding.*
  • 14) Sleeping with the baby in the same bed is always unsafe and should be discouraged.*
  • 15) Safety guidelines for co-sleeping should be given to families who share beds.*
  • 16) A woman who has not recently given birth or has never been pregnant cannot make milk.*
  • 17) A couple of the drawbacks of Biological Nurturing are that it is difficult to do and decreases confidence.*
  • 18) Diaphoresis is excessive urination and is caused by lack of water during labor.*
  • 19) Circumcision recommended for all newborn males by the American Academy of Pediatrics.*
  • 20) Babinski sign is a normal reflex of a newborn baby and is no cause for concern.*
  • 21) In the active-alert state, an infant typically has a slightly delayed reaction to stimuli like hunger or handling.*
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  • 23) How would you know if a two-week-old baby is getting enough breast milk? Fill in the blanks below:

  • 26) Why is it best not to give a bottle or pacifier to a newborn infant that is breastfeeding?*
  • 27) The amino acid (protein) that is necessary for the proper development of the brain is called:*
  • 29) When using the Three Step Strategy, the reason that step 2 is the most important step yet the most difficult is because:*

  • 30) Read the statements below regarding colostrum. Choose true or false as it applies to each statement:

  • a. Colostrum production begins around the 8th month of pregnancy.*
  • b. Colostrum is high in immunity factors and antibodies.*
  • c. Colostrum has a laxative effect and helps clean the infant’s system of meconium, thus preventing reabsorption of bilirubin which protects against physiologic jaundice.*

  • 31) The following are common counseling situations. Please indicate the answer(s) you would give in this situation. There may be more than one right answer:

  • a. The mother of a 2-month-old, breastfed baby is going back to work and is worried about how to continue to breastfeed while working. How would you counsel her?*
  • b. The mother of a 6-month-old infant has developed a breast infection. She doesn’t want to wean but her doctor told her she can’t take the medicine while nursing. Choose the best response.*
  • c. You are conducting a breastfeeding orientation session at your pregnant client's home. The father of the baby is clearly uncomfortable with the whole idea of breastfeeding. You notice his discomfort and you ask him what his concerns are. He says, "I think it's disgusting to have a baby sucking on her like that. Besides all the guys say that when she is doing that you won't get to have sex." Choose the most appropriate response.*
  • 32) Which of the following breastfeeding problems need referral to a pediatrician, nurse-practitioner, or lactation consultant?*
  • 33) Which of the following things a woman can do to increase her milk supply?*
  • 34) Which of the following is how to properly prepare frozen breastmilk?*
  • 37) The two main hormones of lactation are:*
  • 38a) The function of which hormone is to make the mother restless and feel the need to breastfeed her baby?*
  • 38b) The function of which hormone is to bring about "let down"?*
  • 40) What anatomical part of the breast does new research say do not exist?*
  • 41) What is "laid back breastfeeding" and why is it recommended?*

  • 42) Fill in the table below regarding the composition of breastmilk: Describe the following stages and types of breastmilk. Describe when they occur, describe characteristics and their main purpose. Be brief and concise.

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  • 43) What are the main nutritional components of breastmilk?*
  • 44) Vitamin K found in breastmilk is important for baby's health because?
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  • 49) Which of the following would be considered an abnormal adjustment to motherhood in the postpartum woman? The new mother… (Select all that apply):*
  • 50) In caring for a newborn baby, it is best to (select all that are correct):*
  • 52) Which of the following women is most at risk for a Postpartum Mood Disorder? (Choose all that apply.)*
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  • 56) Choose all the most appropriate statements and actions towards a mother whose experienced a neonatal death:*
  • 61) A mother of a 3-week-old baby who had an episiotomy state that she and her husband had sex and now her perineum feels painful, and she’s concerned that her stitches have come out and she asks you to check her out. What is the most appropriate response?*
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