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
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
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