Julie Johnson Searcy
Biographic Data
| ID | 85984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julie Johnson Searcy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julie Johnson |
| FAMILY NAME | Searcy |
| SIGNATURE | SEARCY J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Butler University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3064-0565 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Why is my body malfunctioning?”: Legitimacy narratives of women experiencing chronic lactation insufficiency
Strategic Advocacy: Doula Care, Liminality, and Reproductive Justice
“When I was pregnant, the amount of fear that I had not knowing if I was going to make it. It is something that I don’t want more women to have to go through. So if there’s a way I can help, if there is education, or resources, or connecting a doula to a mom, if there’s something that I can do to alleviate all that and try to make it one less number, I will do that. I will do that.”
Credentialing care: Covid‐19 and the bureaucratization of doulas
Doulas in the United States offer embodied, informational, and continuous one‐on‐one care to birthing people. Doulas have historically sought certification to gain knowledge through training and to gain legitimacy for healthcare providers and clients. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, hospitals required doulas to provide proof of certification. The COVID‐19 pandemic, and the proliferation of state‐sponsored doula programs, has sparked a shift in how …
Obstetric Violence: Realities, and Resistance from Around the World
"In this book, we make space to interrogate obstetric violence; from its historical and legal roots and contemporary realities, to responses of advocacy and resistance. Through the lens of obstetric violence, we are able to see overlap in structural vulnerability across continents as well as recognize the ways in which obstetric violence is symptomatic of larger global problems including systemic injustices related to reproductive health. Combini…
On the Outside Looking In: A Global Doula Response to Covid-19
From around the world, doulas report the impact of new COVID-19 restrictions on their ability to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant people and their families. In a qualitative survey conducted in March and April 2020, we heard from over 500 doulas in 24 countries. Doulas practicing across the world revealed rapid changes to hospital policies. Even accounting for different public health responses across c…
Practising Intimate Labour: Birth Doulas Respond during Covid-19
Birth doulas provide non-medical intimate support to pregnant people and their families. This support starts at the very foundation of life – breath. Doulas remind, encourage and accompany people through labour by breathing with them. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted doulas’ intimate work, and they are forced to navigate new restrictions surrounding birth practices. Based on data collected from a qualitative survey of over fi…
Shifting Landscapes of Belonging: Birth Doulas and Covid-19
The rise of COVID-19 cases at hospitals translates to shifting policies about who can be present at births. Our research looks at data from nearly 400 qualitative surveys on how doulas—women who provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant and laboring people—navigate new restrictions redefining who belongs and is considered an “essential” birth worker in hospitals in the United States. The spectrum of new hospita…
On the Outside Looking In: A Global Doula Response to Covid-19
From around the world, doulas report the impact of new COVID-19 restrictions on their ability to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant people and their families. In a qualitative survey conducted in March and April 2020, we heard from over 500 doulas in 24 countries. Doulas practicing across the world revealed rapid changes to hospital policies. Even accounting for different public health responses across c…
Strategic Advocacy: Doula Care, Liminality, and Reproductive Justice
“When I was pregnant, the amount of fear that I had not knowing if I was going to make it. It is something that I don’t want more women to have to go through. So if there’s a way I can help, if there is education, or resources, or connecting a doula to a mom, if there’s something that I can do to alleviate all that and try to make it one less number, I will do that. I will do that.”
Practising Intimate Labour: Birth Doulas Respond during Covid-19
Birth doulas provide non-medical intimate support to pregnant people and their families. This support starts at the very foundation of life – breath. Doulas remind, encourage and accompany people through labour by breathing with them. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted doulas’ intimate work, and they are forced to navigate new restrictions surrounding birth practices. Based on data collected from a qualitative survey of over fi…
Shifting Landscapes of Belonging: Birth Doulas and Covid-19
The rise of COVID-19 cases at hospitals translates to shifting policies about who can be present at births. Our research looks at data from nearly 400 qualitative surveys on how doulas—women who provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant and laboring people—navigate new restrictions redefining who belongs and is considered an “essential” birth worker in hospitals in the United States. The spectrum of new hospita…
On the Outside Looking In: A Global Doula Response to Covid-19
From around the world, doulas report the impact of new COVID-19 restrictions on their ability to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant people and their families. In a qualitative survey conducted in March and April 2020, we heard from over 500 doulas in 24 countries. Doulas practicing across the world revealed rapid changes to hospital policies. Even accounting for different public health responses across c…
Obstetric Violence: Realities, and Resistance from Around the World
"In this book, we make space to interrogate obstetric violence; from its historical and legal roots and contemporary realities, to responses of advocacy and resistance. Through the lens of obstetric violence, we are able to see overlap in structural vulnerability across continents as well as recognize the ways in which obstetric violence is symptomatic of larger global problems including systemic injustices related to reproductive health. Combini…
Credentialing care: Covid‐19 and the bureaucratization of doulas
Doulas in the United States offer embodied, informational, and continuous one‐on‐one care to birthing people. Doulas have historically sought certification to gain knowledge through training and to gain legitimacy for healthcare providers and clients. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, hospitals required doulas to provide proof of certification. The COVID‐19 pandemic, and the proliferation of state‐sponsored doula programs, has sparked a shift in how …
Strategic Advocacy: Doula Care, Liminality, and Reproductive Justice
“When I was pregnant, the amount of fear that I had not knowing if I was going to make it. It is something that I don’t want more women to have to go through. So if there’s a way I can help, if there is education, or resources, or connecting a doula to a mom, if there’s something that I can do to alleviate all that and try to make it one less number, I will do that. I will do that.”
Why is my body malfunctioning?”: Legitimacy narratives of women experiencing chronic lactation insufficiency
Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Law (2 works)