Practising Intimate Labour
Birth Doulas Respond during Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19002134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela N Castañeda (DePauw University, Indiana, USA [email protected], corresponding author), Julie Johnson Searcy (0000-0002-3064-0565, Butler University, USA [email protected]) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-24 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology in Action (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-201X • E-ISSN: 1752-2285 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/aia.2021.280104 |
| OpenAlex | W3112228875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
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 five-hundred doulas as well as subsequent follow-up interviews with select doulas, we find intimacy at births disrupted and reshaped. We suggest that an analysis of doulas provides a unique way to think through the complexities surrounding reproduction precisely due to doulas’ ability to navigate intimate labour between and across boundaries
Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Work-Family Balance Challenges
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |