Addressing Gaps and Saving Lives: Doulas' Role in Addressing Substance Use and Mental Health Challenges Among Pregnant and Postpartum Clients-A Scoping Review.

Autor: Haiman MD; Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas, 1925 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX, 78712, USA., Johnson KA; School of Social Work, The University of Alabama, Box 870314, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487-0314, USA., Horan H; Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th ST South, Birmingham, AL, 35249, USA., Bradley LJ; Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, The University of Alabama, 1138 NE Medical Building, 211 Peter Bryce Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401, USA., Albright DL; Department of Political Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. dlalbright@ua.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Maternal and child health journal [Matern Child Health J] 2024 Feb; Vol. 28 (2), pp. 246-252. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 10.
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-023-03832-z
Abstrakt: Objectives: Doulas are a potential resource for addressing substance use and mental health challenges that pregnant and postpartum individuals experience. We sought to review peer-reviewed literature that examines Doulas' role in addressing these challenges to highlight the need for more research in this area.
Methods: We conducted a scoping review (2001-2021) to identify articles that examine the way in which Doulas address maternal substance use and mental health challenges in their clients. The articles were reviewed by two members of the research team.
Results: Nine articles describing Doulas' role in addressing substance use and mental health challenges were identified. Six described Doulas' role in addressing mental health, five of which saw positive mental health outcomes due to Doula involvement. One additional article recommended Doulas be considered in the future to address mental health challenges. While the minority of articles addressed substance use (n = 2), it was reported that Doulas were a positive addition to interdisciplinary teams addressing substance use challenges with pregnant individuals.
Conclusions: While the literature showed that Doulas can improve substance use and mental health outcomes among pregnant or postpartum individuals, a significant gap remains in research, practice, and peer-reviewed literature addressing this issue.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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