IAP DOULA CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025 WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
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
