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Doula Support For Hispanic Women, Marilyn Cervantes-Munoz, Daisy Arango-Hernandez
Doula Support For Hispanic Women, Marilyn Cervantes-Munoz, Daisy Arango-Hernandez
Nursing | Senior Theses
Purpose
This quantitative study will seek to provide valuable insight into the needs and preferences of Hispanic women during labor with the potential benefit of doula support in minimizing their pain.
Methods
A quasi-experimental design study will be conducted, randomizing a convenient sample into two groups consisting of one experimental and one control group, with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of doula presence as a source for pain management in Hispanic women. One hundred Hispanic women will be recruited under the following criteria: 18 years or older, a single fetus pregnancy, gestational age 37 weeks and above, and no …