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Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories
The medical and psychological benefits of birth companions, or doulas have been well documented over the last thirty years. This qualitative investigation provides, through the textured accounts of doulas and doula clients, insight into the nature of doula support.
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| author | Abramovitz, Carly |
| author2 | Foster, Don |
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| description | The medical and psychological benefits of birth companions, or doulas have been well documented over the last thirty years. This qualitative investigation provides, through the textured accounts of doulas and doula clients, insight into the nature of doula support. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10014 Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories Abramovitz, Carly Foster, Don Clinical Psychology The medical and psychological benefits of birth companions, or doulas have been well documented over the last thirty years. This qualitative investigation provides, through the textured accounts of doulas and doula clients, insight into the nature of doula support. 2014-12-25T15:57:04Z 2014-12-25T15:57:04Z 2011 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10014 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Clinical Psychology Abramovitz, Carly Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories |
| title_full | Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories |
| title_fullStr | Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories |
| title_short | Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories |
| title_sort | women supporting women the role of doulas in south african birth stories |
| topic | Clinical Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10014 |
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