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JOURNAL OF PERINATAL & NEONATAL NURSING
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 128-137Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200604000-00006
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cesarean birth; doula; female circumcision; Somalia; transcultural care
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To meet the unique cultural needs of Somali childbearing women in the United States, a doula support program was implemented at a major midwestern teaching hospital in the spring of 2002. To date, 123 Somali women who have been served by a Somali doula have given birth to live infants at this hospital. Cesarean birth rates in Somali women who had a doula present at birth were lower than the cesarean birth rate for Somali women not attended by a doula. Surveys with the nursing staff indicate that the nurses who have worked with a doula 3 or more times felt more confident caring for Somali women than nurses who have not worked with a doula at least 3 times. Patient feedback indicates positive attitudes about the doula service. Further research needs and suggestions for establishing such a program in other institutions are included.
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