Can Doulas Reduce The Rate Of Cesarean Deliveries- Post PowerPoint Quiz

What is the regional variation by state in the rate of total cesarean deliveries across the United States?

Ranging from a low of 23% to a high of nearly 40%

Ranging from a low of 10% to a high of nearly 30%

Ranging from a low of 5% to a high of nearly 15%

Ranging from a low of 15% to a high of nearly 50%

What are the common indications for a primary cesarean delivery?- Select all that apply

Labor arrest

Abnormal or nonreassuring fetal heart rate

Fetal malpresentation/malposition

Multiple gestation & macrosomia

What are the methods of doula support that help reduce cesarean deliveries?- Select all that apply

Decreasing anxiety

Providing encouragement

Assisting in relaxation

Position changes that encourage a natural birth/delivery

Why is doula support helpful for pregnant women in comparison to nursing support- Select all that apply

Doulas provide continuous emotional and physical support to laboring women

Doula support is provided throughout pregnancy, labor, and postpartum

Doula support is only provided during delivery, not before or after

Doula support is only provided during early pregnancy, not after

What is a doula?

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A trained professional but assists the nurses

Trained professionals who provide continuous support for pregnant women for pregnancy-postpartum

An assistant to the OBGYNs

What is a unilateral approach to help decrease the rate of cesarean deliveries?

Doing jumping jacks during pregnancy

Eating an apply a day

Inducing women at 35 weeks gestation

Having a continuous support person, such as a doula

What are the benefits of having doula support for pregnant women?

Helps reduce the rate of cesarean deliveries

Shorten labor duration

Reduces the chances of operative deliveries

All of the above

As a nurse, what recommended actions can we do to help introduce doula support?

Recommendation of doula support to pregnant women

Provide education on benefits of continuous support and doula support

Hide information on doula support

A & B

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