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What Do Community Doulas Think About the Future of the Doula Workforce? [PDF]

open access: yesMaternal and Child Health Journal
INTRODUCTION: Expanding access to doula care is a key strategy for improving the perinatal experiences and health outcomes of birthing people of color in the U.S. This study investigates the future of maternal healthcare in the U.S.
Cassondra Marshall   +2 more
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Being an end-of-life doula

British Journal of Community Nursing, 2021
This article describes what an end-of-life doula is, the training involved and how these individuals can help someone achieve the death they want, reflecting on a role that has existed traditionally in communities for centuries without formal recognition.
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Doulas in Italy

2022
This book documents the emergence of doulas as care professionals in Italy, considers their training, practices, and representation, and analyses their role in national and international context. Doulas offer emotional, informational and practical support to women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
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Doula - Geburtsbegleiterin

2010
In my thesis I examine the ‘doula’ profession, both conceptually and in practice. Doula-work in the city of Vienna is examined in relation to the rest of German-speaking Europe (Switzerland, Germany and the rest of Austria), thus exemplifying both the professional and the social status of the ‘doula’ within these areas.
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Doulas

2021
Julie Johnson Searcy   +1 more
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Doulas and the Quality of Maternity Services

Birth, 1992
Critical comment is provided on a recent study by Klaus and Kennell on the beneficial effects of the use of doulas in providing support for women in labor. It is commonly agreed that a womens role in the decision making about her care and good emotional support from a companion result in a more satisfying delivery with better outcomes than neither of ...
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Digital Doulas

Adopting pregnancy-specific mobile health applications has increased access to critical prenatal information and help. These apps include a variety of features for monitoring pregnancy development, tracking maternal health indicators, and accessing evidence-based diet, exercise, and delivery preparation materials.
Ipseeta Satpathy   +3 more
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Doula Story

Educational Media Reviews Online, 2007
Distributed by Fanlight Productions, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710Produced by Daniel AlpertDirected by Daniel Alpert2006, DVD, color, 60 min. A Doula Story succeeds on several levels. It succeeds at being a first-rate educational program; it succeeds at depicting the life of a doula, and bringing the concept of using a ...
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Doula at the Bedside of the Patient in Labor

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1991
The benefits of continuous emotional support during labor and delivery are described by Kennell et al 1 in this issue ofThe Journal. Earlier work by Klaus and Kennell 2 contributed to our understanding of the importance of parental interaction in stimulating early infant bonding, and of the importance of early maternal contact with the low—birth weight
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Becoming a doula

Child Care, 2010
Putting a different kind of childcare under the spotlight.
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