Doulas in Italy

Interweaving ethnography and autoethnography, this book documents the emergence of doulas as care professionals in Italy. It considers their training, practices, and representation, and analyses their role in national and international context.

Pamela Pasian is a post-doctoral research fellow at Ca'Foscari University of Venice, Italy and Professor of "Sociology of the Family" at the University of Padua, Italy.

Introduction, 1. Doulas: From Their Origins to Their Present Status, 2. The Emergence of Doulas in Italy, 3. Keys for Studying the Doula Profession, 4. Doula Training, 5. The Doula Profession, 6. Doulas and Midwives, Conclusion: The doula profession in Italy: From illusory inconsistency to patchwork consistency