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Department of Psychology
Women supporting women : the role of doulas in South African birth stories
Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe medical and psychological benefits of birth companions, or doulas have been well documented over the last thirty years. This qualitative investigation provides, through the textured accounts of doulas and doula clients, insight into the nature of doula support.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Department of Psychology
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2011
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Abramovitz, Carly
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Foster, Don
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10014
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10014