What, when, and how long? Doula time use in a community doula program in San Francisco, California
Women's Health, 2023 Objectives: Community doulas, who provide culturally concordant, nonclinical support during and after pregnancy, are increasingly promoted as an evidence-based intervention to advance birth equity. As valued members of their communities, community doulas
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The role of doulas in providing breastfeeding support during the COVID-19 pandemic
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023 Background Doulas have been instrumental in providing breastfeeding support to nursing mothers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they can significantly impact a mother's ability to initiate and maintain breastfeeding.
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Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023 BackgroundThe work of full spectrum doulas (i.e., non-medically trained care workers offering support before, during, and after pregnancy including abortion)—is increasingly important as abortion access decreases across the U.S. Few studies have examined
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Prerequisites and challenges of the role played by death Doula for supporting patients with cancer in end-of-life (EOL) stages: Qualitative study. [PDF]
PLoS OneEnd-of-life (EOL) doulas support dying people and their families. They are a response to the expectations of healthcare professionals (including palliative care providers) in end-of-life situations.The present study aimed to explore the perspective of ...
Bagheri I, Dadgari A, Salmani N.
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On the Outside Looking In: A Global Doula Response to COVID-19
Frontiers in Sociology, 2021 From around the world, doulas report the impact of new COVID-19 restrictions on their ability to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant people and their families. In a qualitative survey conducted in March and April
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"It takes a village and we are the village": A qualitative community-engaged study of doulas serving migrants and refugees in Georgia. [PDF]
Womens Health (Lond)Background: There is growing evidence that doulas may buffer poor birth outcomes for marginalized groups by providing social support, health education and advocacy between patients and their medical team. Objective: This study aims to examine the current
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Experiences of working as a cultural doula in Sweden: An interview study
European Journal of Midwifery, 2021 Introduction Cultural doulas have a unique role in providing support to foreign-born women and improving their reproductive health. The aim was to explore cultural doulas’ experiences of giving support to foreign-born women during pregnancy and after ...
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Effect of husband education in childbirth support on women's self-efficacy and labor outcomes: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]
Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2023 Background: Labor is an experience that requires confidence but can induce a feeling of fear. Women's readiness and self-efficacy for pregnancy and childbirth are issues in preventing long labor. The husband's support can increase the mother's childbirth
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State Choices, Unequal Access: Policies Shaping Reproductive Health Care Across the United States. [PDF]
Milbank QPolicy Points State policies and programs play an outsized role in shaping availability and access to sexual and reproductive health services across the nation. This has a major impact on women's access to contraception, abortion, and maternity services.
Salganicoff A, Gomez I, Ranji U.
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Characteristics of focus group participants (volunteer doulas).
, 2022 Characteristics of focus group participants (volunteer doulas).
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