Doulas in Italy: The Emergence of a 'New' Care Profession

ISBN-13: 9780367762063 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 134 str.

Pamela Pasian

Opis

Interweaving ethnography and autoethnography, this book documents the emergence of doulas as care professionals in Italy. It considers their training, practices, and representation, and analyses their role in national and international context. 

Spis treści

Foreword by Robbie Davis-Floyd IntroductionWhat are doulas?A personal noteA methodological noteMethodsThe structure of this book 1. Doulas: From Their Origins to Their Present StatusThe origin of the word "doula"The international development of the doulaResearch on doulasConclusion 2. The Emergence of Doulas in ItalyThe development of doulas in ItalyDoula origin storiesRegulating doulasMidwives' opposition to doulasGiving birth in ItalyConclusion 3. Keys for Studying the Doula ProfessionThe concept of a "profession" in the Continental Europe and Anglo-American traditionsStudying the doula professionDoulas are care professionalsDoulas and medical excess: over-intervention in birthWhich paradigm(s) do doulas use to support mothers?Conclusion 4. Doula TrainingThe choice to become a doulaTraining pathsPractical skillsRelational and emotional skillsDoulas’ training methodologiesRituals and relational modelsConclusion 5. The Doula ProfessionDoulas’ workPregnancyLabour and birthPostpartumTypes of doulasIntra-professional relationsConclusion 6. Doulas and MidwivesItalian midwives in contextMidwives’ representations of doulasDoulas' representations of midwivesInter-professional relationsConclusion ConclusionThe doula profession in Italy: From illusory inconsistency to "patchwork" consistency

O autorze

Pamela Pasian is a post-doctoral research fellow at Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy and Professor of "Sociology of the Family" at the University of Padua, Italy.