The Doula
Says/Does
Says/Does
First-time mom calls at 2am, quietly breathing through contractions every 10 minutes. You tell her to ...
What is "go back to bed"?
VBAC stands for
What is Vaginal Birth After Caesarian?
This large, inflatable tool can be used to sit on, kneel over, or lean against on all fours
What is a birth ball?
Percentage of babies born on their due date
What is 4-5%?
A condition in which the liver cannot remove bilirubin from the blood
What is jaundice?
Riding with your repeat client to her place of birth, her water breaks, you instruct her husband, who is driving, to
What is "drive faster"?
A form of synthetic oxytocin
What is Pitocin?
The rotisserie chicken analogy teaches the importance of alternating positions in labor to allow baby’s head to evenly apply pressure to this
What is the cervix?
The third stage of labor begins with the birth of the baby, and ends when
What is when the placenta is delivered?
This scale assesses a newborn's color, heart rate, grimace, muscle tone, and respiration
What is APGAR?
Client starts to emit rapid, high pitched cries of pain: you coach her to ...
What is "breathe low and slow"?
By CO law, a laboring family has the right to have this person with them at all times
What is a doula?
Per the Gate Control Theory of Pain, a laboring woman may feel relief by squeezing this object in her hand
What is a comb?
A technique to help the uterus contract after birth by massaging the top of the abdomen
What is a fundal massage?
A baby's first sticky, dark stool, usually passed soon after birth
What is meconium?
A client feeling contractions in her back needs distraction from this sensation; you pull this tool from your birth bag
What is a TENS unit?
Medical problem in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure & the presence of protein in the urine
What is preeclampsia?
An effective laboring position we call the Dilation Station is performed on a
What is a toilet?
A portable, handheld spray bottle used for gentle cleansing after childbirth
What is a peri bottle?
The first milk, rich in antibodies, produced by the mother
What is colostrum?
Client is feeling pushy, but is told her cervix has an anterior lip, you suggest she ...
What is "get on your hands & knees"?
An educated, uncoerced decision, fully informed of the purpose, pros, cons & alternatives of an intervention
What is informed consent?
A physiological approach to childbirth, created by midwife Gail Tully, whose techniques help baby rotate & descend more easily through the pelvis, for a more comfortable & efficient birth
What is Spinning Babies?
Burning sensation/stretching of the perineum as baby’s head is clearly visible from the outside
What is crowning?
White coating which protects a fetus from exposure to the amniotic fluid
What is vertex?