Exploring Conflicting Paradigms of Birthing Doulas

Title

Exploring Conflicting Paradigms of Birthing Doulas

Authors

Presenter(s)

Katherine Grace Kuzma

Comments

Presentation: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., St. Joseph's Hall 025

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Description

This research uses interviews with birthing doulas to learn about different experiences in a medical field where they are not medically trained. Doulas take more of a holistic approach to birth as opposed to the medical model of birthing which has persisted for the past century. Through interviews with doulas, this research explores the day-to-day experiences for these birthing assistants, while also learning how they deal with the conflicting paradigms in their career. Using a grounded theory approach, the findings are contextualized within the current research on birthing models and doulas.

Publication Date

4-20-2022

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Anya M. Galli Robertson, Leslie H. Picca

Primary Advisor's Department

Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

Keywords

Stander Symposium project, College of Arts and Sciences

Exploring Conflicting Paradigms of Birthing Doulas

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