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An analysis of the UVMMC Volunteer Doula Program

Eisel, Lauren K
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Despite spending more per capita on healthcare than any other nation, the United States has the worst maternal and neonatal outcomes of all high-resource nations. The implementation of continuous labor support personnel, such as doulas, correlates with shorter labors, fewer instrumental births, reduced rates of cesarean birth and increased patient satisfaction with the birth experience. This article aims to evaluate the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) Volunteer Doula Program— a community-based program offering free doula services. Specifically, this study aims to understand if there is a correlation between the presence of a volunteer doula and rate of medical intervention during the birth experience.
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2022-01-01
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Undergraduate
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14849/8319
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Sarah Heiss
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Accelerated RN-BS-MS
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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