Establishment of a Somali Doula Program at a large Metropolitan Hospital

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-137

  Dundek, Lora Harding ^a,b  

^a UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^b MB449/F UMC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean birth; Doula; Female circumcision; Somalia; Transcultural care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744820568     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200604000-00006     Document Type: Review

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