Considering multiple domains and varied settings, current data suggest abortion services
worldwide generally fail to provide person-centered care. Institutions and providers may be …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to learn from doulas the components of their services that
might best serve low-income, African American (AA) women and to show the significance of …

Background: The work of full spectrum doulas (ie, non-medically trained care workers
offering support before, during, and after pregnancy including abortion)—is increasingly …

Background The role of death doula has emerged in recent years, arguably as a result of
overwhelming demands on carers, healthcare professionals and service providers in end-of …

Language is commonly defined as the principal method of human communication made up
of words and conveyed by writing, speech, or nonverbal expression. In the context of clinical …

Introduction Quality abortion care must be person‐centered. Although academic literature
has focused on full‐spectrum and abortion doulas supporting instrumentation abortion (also …

The aim of this integrative review is to map the literature on the impact of abortion doulas on
women and abortion care providers. This review followed a modified Whittemore and Knafl …

Objectives Equitable and safe access to abortion and contraception is essential to protecting
reproductive autonomy. Despite this, barriers to access remain.“Doulas”, non-clinical …

How might the abortion experience look in a world without the existing regulatory
constraints? This paper critically assesses the evidence about how a high-quality abortion …

In parallel, abortion doulas have held roles in assisting in abortion. 2 The role centres on
emotional and social support, with evidence of their impact increasing in the last decade. 3 …