Case Study 9: Pre-eclampsia
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Return to Unit 4 Assignment 1 Goals To provide a medical scenario that you can utilize to assess pain. Reading assignments Read sub-section on High Blood Pressure in “Chapter 7: Complications in Late Pregnancy, Labor, or Afterward,” The Birth Partner, … Read More

Case Study 8: Non-medicated Birth
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Return to Unit 4 Assignment 1 This is a case study that focuses mainly on how to care for a woman who is planning a non-medicated hospital birth. Goals To understand how to apply knowledge of pain and how women … Read More

Case Study 7: Placenta Previa
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Return to Unit 3 Assignment 3 Goals To provide a medical scenario that you can utilize to assess doula/ non-medical needs. Reading assignments: Read the OBGYN Morning Rounds case study on Placenta Previa   NOTE: Once you have finished with Case … Read More

Case Study 6: Post Dates Induction
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Return to Unit 3 Assignment 1 Goals To show you different view points regarding post dates and induction. Reading and Listening Assignments: From purchased books: Read the sub-section entitled Pre-labor and the Labor Process from “Getting into Labor” (chapter 2), … Read More

Case Study 5: Gestational Diabetes
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Return to Unit 2 Assignment 3 This client’s main need does not have to do with gestational diabetes, but this definitely plays a role in her choices and her goals. I begin with my notes and assessment during the interview … Read More

Case Study 4: Anemia
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Return to Unit 2 Assignment 3 Goals To understand how to apply knowledge of anemia to your role as a doula. To understand how your plan of care/birth plan may change depending on a medical diagnosis. Reading Assignments: Listen to … Read More

Case Study 3: Severe Variable Decelerations
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Return to Unit 2 Assignment 2 Goals To understand how to apply knowledge of Severe Variable Decelerations with your role as a doula. To provide an example of different ways of thinking medical providers may utilize. To synthesize knowledge gained … Read More

Case Study 2: Planned Epidural
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Return to Unit 2 Assignment 2 This case study is presented to show how a woman utilizes the different modes of thinking in order to make decisions before and during birth. It also shows how a doula helps to facilitate … Read More

Case Study 1: Chorioamnionitis
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Return to Unit 1 Assignment 1 This case contains a hypothetical woman that has come to the hospital with specific medical complaints. As a doula, you will be providing care that is non-medical in nature. This case study shows how … Read More

References
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University College London (2006, July 5). Heat Halts Pain Inside The Body. ScienceDaily. AIMS. (2000). The Pregnant Patient’s Bill of Rights. Retrieved from http://www.aimsusa.org/ppbr.htm. Smart Brief. (2012). Warm showers provide pain relief during labor. Retrieved from: http://www.smartbrief.com/news/awhonn/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=BCB0A6AE-79B1-40B2-A4D0-A9AE356DE0D4&copyid=661105D9-435B-4B89-8231-5F5DB6FDD863&brief=awhonn&sb_code=rss&&campaign=rss Science Daily. (2011). … Read More

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