People giving birth report overwhelmingly positive experiences with nursing students acting as doulas. However, no programs report on improving diversity among students, pregnant people, and curricula. This article describes the Interdisciplinary Doula Project, a program to enhance diverse perspectives and clinical skills of university students. Nursing (n = 21, 77.8%) and other health students (n = 6, 22.2%) completed doula training, diversity seminars, and 36 hours of intrapartum care. Seven nursing students were hired to work on labor and delivery upon graduation. This innovative program may increase registered nurses trained to provide culturally congruent labor support for vulnerable pregnant populations.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001248 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
"Someone is there with you through this [pregnancy] that isn't seeing you through a negative lens": Considerations for integrating doula referrals into opioid treatment programs.
J Subst Use Addict Treat
November 2024
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United States of America.
Introduction: Pregnancy-associated mortality involving opioids represents a significant public health issue. Limited social support is a known factor, contributing to a more complex recovery and a greater risk for relapse and overdose. Community-based doulas have been used in other marginalized populations yet are under-studied among pregnant and parenting persons with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing Existing Resources to Create a Successful End-of-Life Doula Program.
Home Healthc Now
September 2024
The end-of-life doula role has emerged as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team caring for patients. The doulas provide an extra layer of support from a non-clinical lens to prevent crises, follow-up with families, and guide them through their journey. This manuscript describes how a hospice agency developed a performance improvement project to train volunteers to become end-of-life doulas through a rigorous training program, based on the Doula Model of Care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of doulas and community birth workers in abortion and contraception care: An international scoping review.
Contraception
August 2024
University of New Brunswick Faculty of Nursing, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Objectives: Equitable and safe access to abortion and contraception is essential to protecting reproductive autonomy. Despite this, barriers to access remain. Nonclinical support people, may be able to facilitate access to abortion and contraception services and care, but evidence on the scope and efficacy of doulas in abortion and contraception care is lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdentifying competencies for an advanced practice physiotherapy role within an interprofessional chronic pain clinic.
Musculoskelet Sci Pract
August 2024
School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Background: Advanced practice physiotherapy (APP) models of care have shown success in access, safety, satisfaction, and care quality for musculoskeletal pain conditions in various settings. Yet, there is a gap in defining competencies for physiotherapists to be the initial point of contact for people with chronic pain. This study aims to identify and agree upon the competencies necessary for a physiotherapist to fulfill the role of an APP in an interprofessional chronic pain clinic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Interdisciplinary Doula Project: Innovations in Nursing Clinical Education.
Nurs Educ Perspect
February 2024
About the Authors Julie Vignato, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Teresa Horak, MS, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-FMC, is the associate director of nursing for women's health services, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa. Amber Goodrich, CNM, ARNP, MSN, FACNM, is division director and clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology-midwifery, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa. Emily Shier, MS, is a certified doula trainer, DONA International. Lastascia Coleman, CNM, ARNP, MSN, FACNM, is department director of DEI, Department of OB/GYN and clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology-midwifery, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa. Anita Nicholson, PhD, RN, is a clinical professor, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa. Meagan Thompson, DNP, APRN, DNM, PHMNP, is an assistant professor, Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. This project was supported by the College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, and the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. The authors are grateful to Sarah Shaffer, DO, MME, FACOG, for her contribution to this project. For more information, contact Dr. Vignato, at
People giving birth report overwhelmingly positive experiences with nursing students acting as doulas. However, no programs report on improving diversity among students, pregnant people, and curricula. This article describes the Interdisciplinary Doula Project, a program to enhance diverse perspectives and clinical skills of university students.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!