Doulas enhance the birthing experience: Brookings Health System : Brookings, SD
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Maternal health case study (American Hospital Association)
- Contributor(s):
- American Hospital Association, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : American Hospital Association, November 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Doulas Parturition South Dakota United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Brookings Health System serves nearly two dozen communities in eastern South Dakota. The rural health system includes the 49-bed Brookings Hospital; a 79-bed skilled nursing home, congregate living apartments for seniors, and several specialized clinics. Brookings Health System is a non-profit, city-owned health system that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, surgery, home health, and extended care services. In 2011, in response to community interest, Brookings Health System established South Dakota’s first free doula program, staffed by volunteers. Doulas are women who provide continuous labor support during childbirth, working with mothers and their partners to provide emotional and physical assistance and using relaxation techniques to help with positioning and massage. One year later, Brookings added a free, volunteer postpartum doula program, becoming the first health system in the nation to do so. Doulas who are not already licensed must attend training workshops, hosted by Brookings Health, that cover fundamentals such as background screening, immunization records and HIPAA requirements. New doulas also are mentored by more experienced doulas.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918418287806676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918418287806676