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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane
In the last several years, I've seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas (like this NY Times article from 2021). Despite this, in my 20-year career as a palliative care physician, I have yet to see a death doula in the wild. I'm unsure what they do, how often they're used, and who pays for their work. So, on today's podcast, we try to get to the bottom of what exactly is an end-of-life doula.
We've invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. We also invited…
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