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Comprehension on doula's work at a maternity in Jequitinhonha Valley - MG

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Objectives: to analyze the understanding of puerperae, doulas and the care team about the presence of a doula during the pregnant women's parturition process.
Patrícia de Oliveira Lima, Marcos Luciano Pimenta Pinheiro, João Luiz de Miranda, Helisamara Mota Guedes, Herlon Fernandes de Almeida   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Processos Identitários de um Grupo de Doulas: Atitudes sobre Gestantes e Médicos

Psico-USF, 2018
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar processos identitários de um grupo de cinco doulas, incluindo suas percepções sobre o próprio grupo, gestantes e médicos.
Camila Nogueira Bonfim Duarte, Luiz Gustavo Silva Souza   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preparing for pregnancy while living with HIV: An exploratory qualitative study of Women's preconception information needs and priorities

HIV Medicine, Volume 27, Issue 11, Page 1823-1831, November 2026.
Abstract Introduction Preconception health is a key determinant of birthing people and infant outcomes. However, for people living with HIV, preconception care has predominantly focused on preventing vertical transmission, often neglecting broader needs.
Catherine Stewart, A. Namiba, R. Mbewe, L. Kwardem, E. Ndungu, S. Tariq   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Community Health Professionals in Addressing Intimate Partner Violence: A Scoping Review

Public Health Nursing, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 1634-1643, November/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Community settings, such as homes, community‐based organizations, and schools, are important loci for addressing intimate partner violence (IPV). We identified and synthesized studies on the role of community health professionals in preventing IPV. More specifically, we considered the range and type of interventions used by community
Avanti Adhia, Mary Wingert, Kelly Chadwick, Todd I. Herrenkohl, Paula Kett, Betty Bekemeier   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Doulas as Witnesses to Obstetric Violence” In Obstetric Violence: Realities, and Resistance from Around the World

, 2022
What happens when the births we witness as doulas contradict the way birthing people experience them? And how does bearing witness to obstetric violence affect doulas?
Melchiors, Hilary, Castañeda, Angela N.
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The role of doulas in abortion care in Canada: A qualitative study.

PLoS ONE
IntroductionEquitable and safe access to abortion is essential for reproductive autonomy. Despite decriminalization in 1988, barriers to accessing abortion in Canada persist, particularly for people in underserved groups.
Martha Paynter, Clare Heggie, Anja McLeod, Mélina Castonguay, Melissa Fuller, Wendy V Norman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personalized Reproductive Care: Doulas Past and Present

, 2020
A doula is a non-medical birth attendant. Obstetric doctors and midwives have the responsibility of delivering the baby, while doulas tend to birthing women’s emotional and physical needs, while also helping to support her partner and/or family, helping ...
Hunter, Alexandra
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Scoping Review of the Role of Doulas

Mapping the Social Role of Doulas in Brazil and ...
Wiliston Fernandes Eleutério, Jonatas Reis Bessa da Conceicao, Francois Isnaldo Dias Caldeira, Kellen Cristina da Silva Gasque, Gabriela Brandes Muller   +4 more
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Challenges in implementing continuous support during childbirth in selected public hospitals in the North West Province of South Africa

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2018
Background: According to a Cochrane review, continuous support during childbirth increases the mother’s chances of a vaginal birth without identified adverse effects. However, this evidence-based practice is not universally implemented.
Nobelungu S. Spencer, Antoinette du Preez, Catharina S. Minnie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source