Doula Certification Evidence-Based Practices and Research 3

Question 1

What is the significance of the Listening to Mothers Survey?

Accepted Answer

A national survey examining US women's childbearing experiences and maternity care practices

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A hospital patient satisfaction survey

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A breastfeeding success rate survey

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A survey measuring doula client satisfaction

Question 2

What is respectful maternity care?

Accepted Answer

Care that preserves dignity, autonomy, and freedom from discrimination and abuse

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Providing premium hospital amenities

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Care available only at freestanding birth centers

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Following every client preference without any clinical judgment

Question 3

What is the purpose of delayed cord clamping after birth?

Accepted Answer

To allow continued blood flow from the placenta to the newborn, increasing iron stores

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To prevent cord blood banking

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To speed placental delivery

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A procedure recommended only for preterm births

Question 4

What is a doula's role regarding evidence-based care?

Accepted Answer

To share current research so clients can have informed conversations with their providers

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To reject all medical interventions on behalf of clients

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To make medical decisions with clients without provider input

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To enforce hospital evidence-based protocols

Question 5

What does 'shared decision-making' mean in maternity care?

Accepted Answer

Clients and providers collaborate to make decisions aligned with evidence and client values

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The physician makes all clinical decisions

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Only hospital policy applies when decisions are made

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Doulas and clients make decisions without involving the provider

Question 6

What is the Robson Classification System?

Accepted Answer

A 10-group system for classifying and auditing cesarean births

Answer

A breastfeeding assessment tool

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A fetal heart rate classification system

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A postpartum depression assessment scale