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Death Doulas And The Changing Face Of Passing On In America, Uvie M. Bikomo
Death Doulas And The Changing Face Of Passing On In America, Uvie M. Bikomo
Capstones
This project examines the damages of the current death culture in the country and the ways in which it is evolving to a more communal thing. It focuses on death doulas and how they are changing death in America.
Link to capstone project:https://ubikomo.github.io/doula/
What Would A Covid 19 Doula Do Zine, Alexandra Juhasz, Theodore Kerr, Pato Hebert, Jih-Fei Cheng
What Would A Covid 19 Doula Do Zine, Alexandra Juhasz, Theodore Kerr, Pato Hebert, Jih-Fei Cheng
Publications and Research
This zine is a snapshot of a time from the WHAT WOULD AN HIV DOULA DO? (WWHIVDD) community, responding in words, actions and images to the unfolding, unprecedented, global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first half of the zine is rooted in the exhibition, Metanoia: Transformation through AIDS Archives and Activism curated by WWHIVDD for the ONE Archives Foundation (ONE) . The second half are responses from our Metanoia and WWHIVDD communities responding to the prompt: What Does a COVID-19 Doula Do? Many of the entries were submitted the second week of March as people in the US were …
Why Doula Services Should Become An Essential Health Benefit In New York State, Jalisha Hanshaw, Amy White
Why Doula Services Should Become An Essential Health Benefit In New York State, Jalisha Hanshaw, Amy White
Publications and Research
Doulas are birth workers who assist expecting mothers through pregnancy, birth and postpartum using holistic techniques. Techniques include: prenatal yoga, birth affirmations and induction acupuncture. Doulas are underrated healthcare providers who deserve the same respect as clinical and non-clinical providers. Doulas are well-rounded alternative care providers who focus on mental, emotional, and physical well being of mothers. Also, they know special alternative medical techniques that prevent mothers from maternal mortality among other negative health outcomes. The amount of time and effort doulas perform with expecting mothers are equal or more than the average medical healthcare provider and should be a …