Doulas: Birth & Postpartum

Doula Care, Early Breastfeeding Outcomes, and Breastfeeding Status at 6 weeks Postpartum Among Low Income Primiparae

The Effects of Social Support on Maternal Anxiety and Depression After Stillbirth

Mothers Without Companionship During Childbirth: An Analysis Within the Millennium Cohort Study

Partner support in the childbearing period-A follow up study.

Swedish Women's Experiences of Doula Support During Childbirth

A randomized controlled trial of continuous labor support for middle-class couples: effect on cesarean delivery rates (2008)

Effectiveness of nurses as providers of birth labor support in North American hospitals: a randomized controlled trial

Continuous support for women during childbirth ~ 16 studies and 13,391 women

DONA International Position Paper on Birth Doulas~ includes several international studies.

Women's Perceptions of Their Doula Support

Female relatives or friends trained as labor doulas: outcomes at 6-8 weeks postpartum

 

Classic References:

The obstetrical and postpartum benefits of continuous support during childbirth

The doula: an essential ingredient of childbirth rediscovered

A comparison of intermittent and continuous support during labor: a meta-analysis

A randomized control trial of continuous support in labor by a lay doula

Social Support by Doulas During Labor and the Early Postpartum Period