Debbie Mitchell
European Doula Network
Debbie Mitchell
An EDN Core-Organiser volunteer conducting community research, facilitating the Doula Solidarity and Support Initiative and advocating for respectful, collaborative, evidence-based, woman-centred care. EDN promotes:
- international cross-disciplinary dialogue,
- birth equity for those facing intersectional challenges,
- multilingual Doula Code of Ethics
- doulas as compassionate companions offering continuity of care.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | Europe; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Care economy; Care justice; Care work and migration; Ecosystems of care; Gender and care; Global Maternal Mental Health; Perinatal mental health; Person-centered care; Rights and people’s voices in LTC systems; Volunteering and LTC; Workforce pay and conditions; |
| Methods | Focus groups; Guidelines development; Knowledge-exchange; Pilot study; Quantitative data analysis; Service mapping; Surveys; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Global Perinatal Mental Health; Unmet need inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP); |
| Website | http://www.europeandoulanetwork.org |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-mitchell-sherpabirths/ | |
| https://www.instagram.com/europeandoulanetwork/ | |
| Research interests | The EDN has conducted research in the following areas:
Future areas for research:
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| Key publications | The European Doula Network: Connecting, Supporting, Informing, International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, Volume 11, Issue 4 Opening Dialogue on perinatal doula support: improving communication and mutual understanding to better support women, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics: Volume 171, Issue S2, October 2025 The European Doula Network: Connecting, Supporting, Informing, International Journal of Birth and Parent Education, Volume 11, Issue 4 (2024)
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