Postpartum Doula and Peer Telephone Support for Postpartum Depression

• Main Authors: Dwenda Kay Gjerdingen (Author), Patricia McGovern (Author), Rebekah Pratt (Author), Linda Johnson (Author), Scott Crow (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: This research provides the first test of feasibility of recruiting postpartum doulas and depressed mothers for a peer support intervention study and begins to evaluate the benefit of postpartum doula support and peer telephone support for at-risk mothers. Methods: The authors recruited p...