ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2024
The role of doulas in supporting perinatal mental health - a qualitative study.
Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07642947 (A Digitally Enhanced Model of Peer Doula Support for Substance Use Disorder and Peripartum Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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A Digitally Enhanced Model of Peer Doula Support for Substance Use Disorder and Peripartum Care
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bridging Gaps in Perinatal Mental Health: A Review of Peer and Non-specialist Supports for Racially, Ethnically and Culturally Diverse Communities in the U.S.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- "And in some cases, we're the best option:" A qualitative study of community-based doula support for black perinatal mental health.American journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- The NICU doula: family-centered support in the neonatal intensive care unit.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Conversational AI for perinatal mental health: promise, limits, and a human-AI stepped-care framework.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Navigating promise and perils: applying artificial intelligence to the perinatal mental health care cascade.npj health systems · 2025Review
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Abstract
Objective: The perinatal period presents several opportunities to identify and treat perinatal mental health and substance use disorders by integrating into existing care pathways. We aimed to examine the role of birth doulas in supporting their clients' perinatal mental health. Methods: Thematic content analysis of focus groups with doulas, and interviews with doula clients was used to characterize the doula-client relationship, investigate whether and how doulas provide mental health and substance use support, and identify barriers and recommendations for doulas to support their clients' mental health. Participants were doula clients from communities underserved due to race, income, language and culture. Results: Doulas and clients reported positive relationships, supported by congruence in culture, language, and lived experiences. Doulas varied in their confidence in identifying perinatal mental health problems, though most agreed that doulas could support their clients' mental health to different degrees. Barriers to engaging in perinatal mental health treatments included low perceived need and socio-economic burden. Conclusions: With adequate support and training, doulas can play an important role in supporting their client's emotional well-being.
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