Doulas in the News

Online Articles, Interviews, & Blogs

Death Doulas Seek National Accreditation [in Australia] by Judy Skatssoon, October 22, 2018, Community Care Review
What Role Do Death Doulas Play in End-of-Life Care? A Systemic Review by Deb Rawlings, Jennifer Tiemin, Lauren Miller-Lewis, Kate Swetenham, September 26, 2018, Wiley Online Library, also find on PubMed
What is a Death Doula? by Abbie Stutzer, September 9, 2018, Organic Authority
Hospice Looks at Adding 'Death Doulas' for End-of-Life Care by Christina Swanson, July 22, 2018, The Florida Times-Union
How a Doula, a Plant and Compassion Could Change How You Die… by Amanda Carr, June 6, 2018, Changing the Face of Dying blog
End-of-life doulas comfort those nearing death by Victoria Zunitch, May 3, 2018, Queens Chronicle
UVM Pilots an End-of-Life Doula Program by Kymelya Sari, May 2, 2018, Seven Days
Death Doulas Gain Buzz, Start Making Hospice Connections by Robert Holly, May 1, 2018, Home Health Care News
End-of-Life Doulas: A New Type of Support and Care by Kate Rope, April 12, 2018, Samada
Death doulas provide comfort on final journey by Kim Ode, April 16, 2018, Star Tribune
End-of-life doulas fill an emotional gap between doctors, family and attitudes about dying by Kim Ode, April 15, 2018, StarTribune
End-of-Life Doulas: A Movement for the Future audio interview with Karen Wyatt, End of Life University, aired April 12, 2018, featuring NEDA's Deanna Cochran RN
Unbearable grief at sister’s death leads a woman to set up therapy group by Gordon McIntyre, Vancouver Sun, April 9, 2018, featuring NEDA's Tarron Estes
People are hiring doulas to help them die by Molly Shea, December 6, 2017, New York Post
Death Doula Guides Patients, Families Through Death Processes by Madalyn O’Neill, November 15, 2017, News8000
Families turn to death midwives for help with final passage by David Wahlberg, November 12, 2017, Wisconsin State Journal
What Does It Mean When I Tell You I’m a Death Doula? by Amanda Carr, August 8, 2017, Changing the Face of Dying blog
So, you want to hire a death doula?: Three things to consider by Amy Wright Glenn, May 5, 2017, PhillyVoice
Meet the Person Who Helps Prepare Someone for Death by Olivia Blair, April 12, 2017, The Independent
Coming full circle, doulas now cradle the dying by Bruce Horovitz, April 17, 2017, USA Today
The people who help you die better by Jeremy Laurance, February 28, 2017, Mosaic Science
7 New Jobs That Are so ‘2017’ by Kristen Bahler, January 25, 2017, Money Magazine
A Growing Movement of ‘Death Doulas’ is Rethinking How We Die by Antonia Blumberg, June 5, 2017, Huffington Post
The Life of a Death Midwife by Claire Fordham, May 5, 2017, The Malibu Time
End of Life Doulas Becoming Growing Trend to Ease the Final Passage by Stephanie Stahl, January 16, 2017, CBSPhilly
Can Death Doulas Shield You from Bullying Around Funerals? by Laura Martocci, October 17, 2016, Psychology Today
How a death doula can help patients and families in end-of-life transitions by Debra Kaszubski, October 20, 2016, The Oakland Press
Dying is hard: Death doulas want to help make it easier by Ellen McCarthy, July 31, 2016, The Washington Post
Death doulas help the dying and their loved ones say goodbye by Kevin Fagan, June 25, 2016, San Francisco Chronicle
How a Death Doula Can Help Patients and Families by Linda Childers, January 5, 2016, Next Avenue
The rise of the death doula by Rachel Browne, March 15, 2015, Maclean’s
Doulas, Who Usher in New Life, Find Mission in Support for the Dying by Alina Tugend, January 23, 2015, The New York Times
Positive Passings with Suzanne O’Brien, RN, audio interview with Karen Wyatt, End of Life University, aired June 21, 2014, featuring NEDA's Suzanne O’Brien, RN
Death doulas: helping people face up to dying by Eleanor Tucker, May 4, 2014, The Guardian
Death Midwife Eases Passage to the Great Beyond by Erin Pottie, December 29, 2014, Herald News
Doula for the dying: Austin woman shepherds people nearing death by Mary Ann Roser, September 6, 2010, American Statesman