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The Effects Of Doula Care On Birth Outcomes And Patient Satisfaction In The United States, Lynae Carlson
The Effects Of Doula Care On Birth Outcomes And Patient Satisfaction In The United States, Lynae Carlson
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
The visitor policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic limited doula care and called into question the importance of doulas in the birth process. While the Cochrane Systematic Review presents compelling evidence of the benefits of continuous birth support on outcomes ranging from shorter labors to higher 5-minute Apgar scores, there are gaps in literature that exclusively focus on continuous support from doulas. The literature review aims to determine both qualitative and quantitative outcomes of doula care on the mother and baby during the labor and post-partum periods, focusing on specific aggregates, such as adolescents, women with low incomes, and women …
Prenatal Dietary Education, Using The Midwifery Model, In Ireland Vs The United States, Allison Erby
Prenatal Dietary Education, Using The Midwifery Model, In Ireland Vs The United States, Allison Erby
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
Prenatal dietary education is a very important component of care in healthy pregnancies, but more than that, dietary education can be an indicator of the value a healthcare provider places on holistic care or preventive medicine. The United States and Ireland are compared in this study because they represent high intervention vs. low intervention approaches, respectively, to obstetric care. Healthcare professionals from the United States and Ireland perceive the most important nutrients and method of receiving those differently. Maybe the most telling contrast, healthcare professionals in Ireland perceive food as the way pregnant women should receive vital nutrients, but healthcare …