Doulas supporting womem during labor: the experience of Sofia Feldman Hospital

Authors

  • Míriam Rêgo de Castro Leão Hospital Sofia Feldman
  • Marisa Antonini Ribeiro Bastos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300014

Keywords:

labor support, nursing

Abstract

Support during travail, also called social intratravail support, can be accomplished by hospital staff, nurses and midwives as well as by trained companions called "doulas". The purpose of this work is to conduct a literature review on labor support accomplished by "doulas" and report the experience of a secondary-level philanthropical hospital.

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Published

2001-05-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2001)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Leão, M. R. de C., & Bastos, M. A. R. (2001). Doulas supporting womem during labor: the experience of Sofia Feldman Hospital. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 9(3), 90-94. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000300014