Characterizing the utilization of doula support services among birthing people of color in the United States: a scoping review

E Kang, N Stowe, K Burton, TD Ritchwood - BMC public health, 2024 - Springer
Background Birthing people of color experience disproportionately higher rates of infant and
maternal mortality during pregnancy and birth compared to their white counterparts. The …

Cooperation between midwives and doulas in the context of perinatal care-a integrative review of qualitative and quantitative studies

K Wójcik-Brylska, P Pawlicka, U Tataj-Puzyna… - Midwifery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background A doula is a person who provides support to women in the perinatal period
without providing medical services. During childbirth, the doula becomes a member of the …

Pregnancy and birth in the United States during the COVID‐19 pandemic: the views of doulas

C Adams - Birth, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Much of the emerging research on the effects of SARS‐CoV‐2 disease (COVID‐
19) on pregnant people and their infants has been clinical, devoting little attention to how the …

“Doulas shouldn't be considered visitors, we should be considered a part of [the] team”: doula care in Georgia, USA during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Turner, A Lindsey, P Shah, A Sayyad… - Sexual and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Doula support improves maternal-child health outcomes. However, during the COVID-19
pandemic, hospitals restricted the number of support people allowed during childbirth. An …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of manufacturer fairness concerns and carbon emission reduction investment on pricing decisions under countervailing power

Y Mei, K Cao, Y Liu, SK Mangla - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Government policies have focused on carbon emissions from the green supply chain (GSC).
To discuss how price decision-making in GSC is affected by the manufacturer's fairness …

Florida Doulas' Perspectives on Their Role in Reducing Maternal Morbidity and Health Disparities

AF Louis-Jacques, J Applequist, M Perkins… - Women's Health …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Maternal mortality rates continue to rise in the United States. Considerable
racial disparities exist, as Black women face two to three times the risks of dying from …

“Political Cannabis” or “Medicinal Cannabis?”: An Australian News Framing Analysis

H Adler, M Lewis - International Journal of Communication, 2023 - ijoc.org
This study investigates the framing of medicinal cannabis (MC) in 300 Australian online
news stories published on ABC Online News and News. com. au from 2014–2021. Using …

Supporting in solidarity: An examination of social support, advocacy, and barriers among birthing doulas

G Bihn-Coss, N Egbert - Communication Quarterly, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Doula assistance before, during, and after childbirth can reduce infant mortality, improve
birth outcomes, and ensure a birthing person's physical and emotional needs are met …

Forces to Be Reckoned with: Countervailing Powers and Physician Emotional Distress during COVID-19

TM Jenkins, L Buchbinder… - Journal of Health and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The “countervailing powers” framework conceptualizes health care as an arena for power
contests among key stakeholders, drawing attention to the moves, countermoves, and …

The doula model in American health care in the 21st century: a narrative literature review

J Lentz - Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The doula model has been used in American health care for the past 50 years. The model
dates back to biblical times—a woman who serves—the model that has passed the test of …