A Hand to Hold: Doulas’ Experiences Supporting Birthing Persons Who Are Incarcerated
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- May 15, 2019
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Na, Jennifer
- Affiliation: School of Nursing
- Abstract
- Research on incarceration indicates that individuals in this vulnerable population often have a history of trauma and co-morbidities associated with social determinants of health. Doula facilitated continuous labor support is shown to alleviate discomfort and increase satisfaction among birthing persons. Birthing individuals who are incarcerated disproportionately experience gaps in quality care due to policy and practice driven restrictions, and benefit from additional support by medical care teams. Access to doula services is impeded by lack of financial resources and ambiguous protocols that restricts non-essential medical personnel from caring for those who are incarcerated. This paper explores doulas’ lived experiences and perceptions on providing support to birthing incarcerated persons through a volunteer program at UNC Medical Center.
- Date of publication
- April 2019
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- Resource type
- Note
- Funding: Honors Undergraduate Research Fund
- Advisor
- Lanning, Rhonda
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Academic concentration
- Nursing
- Honors level
- Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 2019
- Language
- English
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