Postpartum doula support skills
questions and answers already
passed
Nurture
educate
assess
refer - ANS ✔The role of the postpartum doula is to be NEAR her clients
Includes support for All family members. the doula provides emotional support, practical
household support, nutrition and to encourage to drink fluids. - ANS ✔Nurture
Doulas bring a nonjudgemental and non-prefectionistic attitude. She educated on
bonding/attachment, newborn care, and feeding, maternal recovery and comfort measures,
sleep issues, baby wearing and more. - ANS ✔Educate
Doulas identify any risk factors from the mothers childbearing history or most recent birth
experience and take a proactive approach through creation of a PP care plan. Doulas are trained
in normal maternal recovery, PP mood disorders, and normal newborn behavior with an
emphasis on identifying any red flags necessitating a referral for medical follow up. Also can
help the family assess their existing supporting system and access available support - ANS
✔Assess
Doulas make referrals for client needs that are beyond their scope of practice, skill level, or
services offered. (therapy, support groups, exercise classes, lactation consultants, etc) - ANS
✔Refer
oPerform clinical/ medical tasks (e.g., take vital signs, perform wound care)
o Dispense medications o Give medical advice
, o Impose own beliefs and values
o Undermine or usurp the role of other professionals involved in the client's care
o Violate confidentiality of client - ANS ✔Summarize limitations for postpartum doulas
(Postpartum doulas do not _______).
oVerbally with clients
o Your website
o Client contract - ANS ✔Brainstorm strategies for setting and communicating professional
boundaries with clients. How will you communicate this information? What tools might you
use?
Advice:
▪ Promotes a specific course of action
▪ Opinion-based
▪ Imposes own values, preferences on others
▪ Often starts with the words "I think you should _______"
Information
▪ Neutral in terms of choice; does not promote one way versus another
▪ Fact or evidence based ▪ Lays out different options
▪ Implies trust that people will make the choices that are right for them - ANS ✔What is the
difference between advice and information?
o Facilitate unbiased consideration of choices ("Have you considered _______?").
o Provide information/resources ("Would you like more information about _______?").
o Review benefits, drawbacks/risks, and alternatives to various choices.
o Help them make a list of questions for their doctor, midwife, pediatrician.
o Use active/reflective listening skills to support the person to problem-solve their own issues. -
ANS ✔What can we say instead of "I think you should _______"?
questions and answers already
passed
Nurture
educate
assess
refer - ANS ✔The role of the postpartum doula is to be NEAR her clients
Includes support for All family members. the doula provides emotional support, practical
household support, nutrition and to encourage to drink fluids. - ANS ✔Nurture
Doulas bring a nonjudgemental and non-prefectionistic attitude. She educated on
bonding/attachment, newborn care, and feeding, maternal recovery and comfort measures,
sleep issues, baby wearing and more. - ANS ✔Educate
Doulas identify any risk factors from the mothers childbearing history or most recent birth
experience and take a proactive approach through creation of a PP care plan. Doulas are trained
in normal maternal recovery, PP mood disorders, and normal newborn behavior with an
emphasis on identifying any red flags necessitating a referral for medical follow up. Also can
help the family assess their existing supporting system and access available support - ANS
✔Assess
Doulas make referrals for client needs that are beyond their scope of practice, skill level, or
services offered. (therapy, support groups, exercise classes, lactation consultants, etc) - ANS
✔Refer
oPerform clinical/ medical tasks (e.g., take vital signs, perform wound care)
o Dispense medications o Give medical advice
, o Impose own beliefs and values
o Undermine or usurp the role of other professionals involved in the client's care
o Violate confidentiality of client - ANS ✔Summarize limitations for postpartum doulas
(Postpartum doulas do not _______).
oVerbally with clients
o Your website
o Client contract - ANS ✔Brainstorm strategies for setting and communicating professional
boundaries with clients. How will you communicate this information? What tools might you
use?
Advice:
▪ Promotes a specific course of action
▪ Opinion-based
▪ Imposes own values, preferences on others
▪ Often starts with the words "I think you should _______"
Information
▪ Neutral in terms of choice; does not promote one way versus another
▪ Fact or evidence based ▪ Lays out different options
▪ Implies trust that people will make the choices that are right for them - ANS ✔What is the
difference between advice and information?
o Facilitate unbiased consideration of choices ("Have you considered _______?").
o Provide information/resources ("Would you like more information about _______?").
o Review benefits, drawbacks/risks, and alternatives to various choices.
o Help them make a list of questions for their doctor, midwife, pediatrician.
o Use active/reflective listening skills to support the person to problem-solve their own issues. -
ANS ✔What can we say instead of "I think you should _______"?
