کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1084741 951317 2011 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Midwives’ and doulas’ perspectives of the role of the doula in Australia: A qualitative study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
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Midwives’ and doulas’ perspectives of the role of the doula in Australia: A qualitative study
چکیده انگلیسی

Objectiveto explore midwives’ and doulas’ perspectives of the role of the doula in Australia.Backgrounddoulas are relatively new in Australia; nevertheless, demand for them is increasing. Research has not previously explored the role of a doula in Australia. This research aimed to answer the question: What are midwives’ and doulas’ perspectives of the role of a doula in Australia?Designqualitative study using focus groups that were digitally recorded, transcribed and the data analysed using thematic analysis.SettingNew South Wales, Australia.Participants11 midwives and six doulas.Findingsthe key theme that emerged was that ‘the broken maternity system’ is failing women and midwives. The system is preventing midwives from providing woman- centred care. As a result, doulas are ‘filling the gap’ and midwives feel that doulas are ‘taking our role’. Doulas fill the gap by providing continuity of care, advocating for women, protecting normal birth and by providing breast-feeding advice and emotional support in the community. Midwives are concerned that doulas are taking the caring part of their role from them and want the ‘broken’ maternity system fixed. Midwives described that doulas take their role from them by changing the relationship between themselves and labouring women, by reducing their role to obstetric nurses, by overstepping the doula role boundaries, and by holding the power at births.Implications for practicedespite the conflict reported between midwives and doulas, both groups identified that they see the potential for future collaboration. Taking into account the continued employment of doulas, it is important to improve collaboration between midwives and doulas for the sake of childbearing women.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Midwifery - Volume 27, Issue 4, August 2011, Pages 509–516
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