"Thank you for your support during our pregnancy and throughout labor and the birth! I still tell everyone that you were the difference between a vaginal birth and a c section - when you helped position me on my side to get baby turned." - Rachel J.
"If a doula were a drug it would be unethical not to use it." -John H. Kennell, MD
"If a doula were a drug it would be unethical not to use it." -John H. Kennell, MD
How Does Doula Care Benefit the Family?
Studies have shown that doula care has an overwhelmingly positive impact on the birth experience. Some of the benefits from having a doula can be:
Other Benefits
- Shorter Labor
- Decreased chances of intervention such as: induction, assisted delivery by forceps or vacuum extraction, episiotomy
- Decreased use of pain medication and epidural anesthesia
- Decreased rates of Cesarean Delivery
- Greater satisfaction with the birth experience
- Healthier moms and babies
- Increased mother-infant bonding
- Greater success with breastfeeding
Other Benefits
- Partners feel supported and better able to participate in the experience
- Less anxiety and postpartum depression at 6 weeks postpartum
- Parents feel less anxiety transitioning to life with a newborn
To learn more about how doulas make a difference you can read The Evidence for Doulas and
The World Health Organization's Safe Childbirth Checklist to promote safer births around the globe, which recommends doulas attend all births.
The World Health Organization's Safe Childbirth Checklist to promote safer births around the globe, which recommends doulas attend all births.
”The wisdom and compassion a woman can intuitively experience in childbirth can make her a source of healing and understanding for other women.”
~Stephen Gaskin
~Stephen Gaskin
