Evidence Based Research on the benefits of a Doula Community Program

The Evidence BasePublished ResearchHealthConnect One. (2014).

The Perinatal Revolution: New research supports the critical role Community-Based Doula Programs can play in improving maternal and child health in underserved birthing populations

http://www.healthconnectone.org/pages/new_study__the_perinatal_revolution/362.php

Edwards, R.C., Thullen, M., Korfmacher, J., Lantos, J.D., Henson, L.G., and Hans, S.L. (2013).

Breastfeeding and Complementary Food: Randomized Trial of Community Doula Home Visiting

Pediatrics, 132:Supplement 2 S160-S166; doi:10.1542/peds.2013-1021P

Abstract / Full Text / Full Text (PDF)

Hans, S. L., Thullen, M., Henson, L. G., Lee, H., Edwards, R. C. and Bernstein, V. J. (2013).

Promoting Positive Mother–Infant Relationships: A Randomized Trial of Community Doula Support For Young Mothers

Infant Mental Health Journal, 34: 446–457. doi: 10.1002/imhj.21400

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/imhj.21400/abstract

Altfeld, S. (2002).

The Chicago Doula Project Evaluation Final Report

The Ounce of Prevention Fund: Chicago, IL.

http://www.healthconnectone.org/filebin/pdf/altfelddoulareportfinalcomplete.pdf

Additional Resources
Romano, A. (2014, November 14).

Care Models That Work: Community-Based Doulas

Maternity Neighborhood

http://maternityneighborhood.com/care-models-that-work-community-based-doulas/

Lombardi, J., Mosle, A., Patel, N., Schumacher, R. and Stedron, J. (2014).

Gateways to Two Generations: The Potential for Early Childhood Programs and Partnerships to Support Children and Their Parents Together

Ascend at The Aspen Institute - Promising Approaches, p. 16

http://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/pages/gateways-to-two-generations

HealthConnect One. (2012)

What are the Outcomes of Using a Doula?

http://www.healthconnectone.org/filebin/pdf/DoulaResearchSheet_HC_One.pdf

 Cawthorne, A. and Arons, J. (2010, January 5).

There’s No Place Like Home: Home Visiting Programs Can Support Pregnant Women and New Parents

Center for American Progress: Washington, DC.

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/report/2010/01/05/7221/theres-no-place-like-home/Gentry, Q. M., Nolte, K. M., Gonzalez, A., Pearson, M., and Ivey, S. (2010).

Going Beyond the Call of Doula: A Grounded Theory Analysis of the Diverse Roles Community-Based Doulas Play in the Lives of Pregnant and Parenting Adolescent Mothers

The Journal of Perinatal Education, 19(4): 24–40. doi: 10.1624/105812410X530910

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2981190/

Amnesty International Publications. (2010).

Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA

Amnesty International Secretariat, London.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/dignity/pdf/DeadlyDelivery.pdf

Brown, M. H. (2008, April 11).

Chicago Project Delivers Support to Young Mothers-to-Be

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships: Program Results / Grant ID: 29806

http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/program_results_reports/2008/rwjf16985


Value of Breastfeeding
Bartick, M. C., Stuebe, A. M., Schwarz, E. B., Luongo, C., Reinhold, A. G., Foster, E. M. (2013, July).

Cost Analysis of Maternal Disease Associated With Suboptimal Breastfeeding

Obstetrics & Gynecology: Volume 122 - Issue 1 - p 111–119. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318297a047

http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2013/07000/Cost_Analysis_of_Maternal_Disease_Associated_With.17.aspx

Bartick M. and Reinhold A. (2010, May).

The burden of suboptimal breastfeeding in the United States: a pediatric cost analysis

Pediatrics. 125(5):e1048-56. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-1616.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20368314

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014).

Breastfeeding Report Card 2014

http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/reportcard.htm