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It has already been established that doulas play three overarching roles in the childbirth process in terms of education, support, and advocacy. There are a plethora of training books, articles, and online resources that describe the techniques that doulas use when they interact with their clients. These resources attempt to articulate the practical application of the craft of doulas. However, the following chapters are different. These next two chapters endeavor to not only describe what doulas do in the process of supporting, educating, and advocating for women but, more importantly, understand why it is important to the doulas and the women they serve.
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Hunter, C.A., Hurst, A. (2016). Birthing with Doulas: The Embodied Birth Experience. In: Understanding Doulas and Childbirth. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-48536-6_4
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