The role of doulas assisting women in labor

Authors

  • Viviane Murilla Leão Instituto Brasileiro de Controle do Câncer
  • Sonia Maria Junqueira Vasconcellos de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem , Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica, soniaju@usp.br

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2006.v10.50786

Keywords:

Obstetrical Nursing, Parturition, Humanizing Delivery, Patient Escort Service

Abstract

This is a descriptive study which seeks to define the profile and role of doulas. It was carried out in the Santa Marcelina Itaim Paulista Hospital with 9 doulas. The results showed: age between 26 and 71 years, 7 had at least one child. We found that doulas provide emotional support, physical comfort and guidance to delivery mothers, showing commitment to the mothers. The activity is recent in Brazil and has not been defined. This could provide greater care for women during pregnancy and not only at the time of delivery. They could work, for example, during puerperium and during breastfeeding.

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Published

2006-01-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2006)

Section

Research

License

Copyright (c) 2006 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

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The role of doulas assisting women in labor. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2006 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 25];10(1). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50786

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