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Benefits of doula care for labor duration and maternal health during vaginal delivery [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Doulas are trained professionals that provide comprehensive emotional, physical, and informational support to women during the perinatal period. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility and benefits of doula care on the labor duration
Yun Lin, Lijie Lu, Shunping Hu, Lizhen Hu, Yuhong Pan, Jing Wang, Chaoqun Tan, Tingsong Weng   +7 more
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Using RE-AIM and CFIR to develop a subsidized doula program for at-risk underserved pregnant mothers [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
The paper describes how a large healthcare organization used RE-AIM and CFIR frameworks to systematically guide the program planning for an evidence-based doula program.
Leticia Aguerre Gatus, Kendra Folh, Audrey Kobina, Tajudaullah Bhaloo   +3 more
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Postpartum doula care and symptoms of depression and anxiety among BIPOC and Latina birthing parents: a longitudinal pilot intervention study [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
BackgroundPerinatal mental health conditions are leading complications in pregnancy and postpartum in the United States, and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Latina birthing parents experience disproportionate postpartum mental health ...
Jessica Hanlin, Jessica Hanlin, Laurel M. Hicks, Gabriela Alvarado, Alison Batwin, Alison Batwin, Michele Holland, Elizabeth Greenwell   +7 more
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Leveling the start: cost-effectiveness of community-based doula care among Medicaid births∗ [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Alabama consistently ranks among the worst states for infant health outcomes, facing a severe crisis marked by high preterm birth rates, and significant racial disparities.
Natalie Malak
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Postpartum Doula and Peer Telephone Support for Postpartum Depression

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2013
Objectives: This research provides the first test of feasibility of recruiting postpartum doulas and depressed mothers for a peer support intervention study and begins to evaluate the benefit of postpartum doula support and peer telephone support for at ...
Dwenda Kay Gjerdingen, Patricia McGovern, Rebekah Pratt, Linda Johnson, Scott Crow   +4 more
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Implementation of a Community Doula-Hospital Partnership to Improve Access to Linguistically and Racially Concordant Doula Care for Black Birthing People. [PDF]

J Midwifery Womens Health
Introduction: Racially and linguistically concordant doula care has reduced disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality rates for Black birthing people.
Goff SL, Qasba N, Versace A, Detterman C, Winston L, Gebhardt L, Council T, Fennell L, Attanasio L.   +8 more
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BRIDGES: a patient-centered, community-informed HIV doula program that supports infant feeding choice among Hispanic and Caribbean families: a study protocol [PDF]

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
BackgroundIn 2023, U.S. Perinatal HIV Guidelines shifted from recommending exclusive formula feeding to endorsing shared decision-making for infant feeding among pregnant and postpartum persons with HIV (PPWH) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) with ...
Rachel Mpanu-Mpanu, Rachel Mpanu-Mpanu, Melanie Francis, Kassandra N. Garcia, Lunthita M. Duthely, Lunthita M. Duthely   +5 more
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Effect of doula support during labor on perineal and anal sphincter injury in primiparous women [PDF]

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Purpose To determine whether doula support during primiparous deliveries reduces the rate of perineal injury including obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI).
Yoav Baruch, Uri Amikam, Emmanuel Attali, Ronen Gold, Asnat Groutz, Yariv Yogev, Nadav Michaan   +6 more
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A novice to expert analysis of skill development in birth doulas [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
IntroductionThis study applies the Benner interpretation of the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition to birth doulas.MethodsSixty-five doulas participated in open-ended interviews in five waves between 2002 and 2022.
Amy Louise Gilliland
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Facilitating postpartum care with a doula and certified nurse midwife in the neonatal intensive care unit: A qualitative analysis of maternal experiences [PDF]

Pregnancy
Introduction Mothers of infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are at higher risk of postpartum complications than mothers of well infants. The Postpartum Care in the NICU (PeliCaN) study was an unblinded, randomized controlled trial of doula‐
Cecelia L. Corson, Ashley E. Martin, Niesha Darden, Laura Walker, Maggie E. Power, Celeste P. Durnwald, Sara C. Handley, Heather H. Burris   +7 more
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