Is anybody of this list either involved in or know of research on the
usefulness, effectiveness, or other of so-called midwifery assistants,
post-partum doulas, maternity home care assistants, etc. I received a
request for further information from an American colleague who looking into
the effectiveness of such support to the new mother. Any advice gratefully
accepted.
Edwin
Dr. Edwin R. van Teijlingen
Co-ordinator M.Sc. Health Services & Public Health Research
Department of Public Health
Medical School
Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
Scotland, UK
tel.: +44-(0)-1224-552491
fax. +44-(0)-1224-662994
email: [log in to unmask]
For further info. on Midwifery and the Medicalization of Childbirth:
Comparative Perspectives published by NOVA (2000) see:
http://www.nexusworld.com/nova/348.htm
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