Doula Certification Postpartum Care and Newborn Care 3

Question 1

What is the Moro reflex in newborns?

Accepted Answer

The startle reflex where the baby extends arms symmetrically

Answer

The Moro (startle) reflex causes the newborn to suddenly extend both arms symmetrically in response to a perceived falling sensation or loud noise.

Question 2

What is newborn jaundice?

Accepted Answer

Yellowing of skin and eyes caused by elevated bilirubin levels

Answer

Newborn jaundice is yellowing of the skin and sclera due to elevated bilirubin as the immature liver processes red blood cell breakdown.

Question 3

What are the fontanelles on a newborn's skull?

Accepted Answer

Soft spots where skull bones have not yet fused

Answer

Fontanelles are membranous gaps between cranial bones that allow the skull to flex during birth and accommodate rapid brain growth.

Question 4

How should an umbilical cord stump be cared for?

Accepted Answer

Keep it clean and dry, exposed to air

Answer

The umbilical cord stump should be kept clean and dry, exposed to air, and allowed to naturally dry and fall off within 1-3 weeks.

Question 5

What is a postpartum doula NOT trained to do?

Accepted Answer

Provide medical diagnoses or treatments

Answer

Postpartum doulas are trained support professionals, not medical providers, so diagnosing conditions or performing clinical treatments is outside their scope.

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Doula Certification Postpartum Care and Newborn Care 3