WHY WOULD I NEED A DOULA?
Doulas are very useful and helpful members to a birth care team. I offer continuous, uninterrupted support to the mother as well as her partner. According to articles and studies, including this one by Evidence Based Birth, a doula focusing only on you, the mother, can affect the outcome of your birth!
Compared with women who had no continuous support, women with companions (like doulas) were:
Compared with women who had no continuous support, women with companions (like doulas) were:
- 28% less likely to have a cesarean section
- 31% less likely to use synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin) to speed up labor
- 9% less likely to use any pain medication
- 34% less likely to rate their childbirth experience as negative