The birth of a baby can be a challenging time for birthing people and families.  I believe that this time can also be very empowering with the right support.  Studies have shown the benefits of having a trained birth doula present during labor include:

 

•  Decreased medical intervention in labor
•  Increased satisfaction with the birthing womans partner and her birth  experience
•  Reduces the overall cesarean rate by 50%
•  Reduces use and request of pain medication by 28%
•  Reduces dissatisfaction with birth by 33%
•  Reduces length of labor by 25% to 50%

 

The benefits of having the support of a postpartum doula after the birth of a baby include:

 

• Greater satisfaction with postpartum period
• Quicker birth recovery
• More likely to eat healthier and sleep more
• More confidence in parenting and childcare
• Less stress and anxiety
• More positive opinion of baby
• More affectionate to baby
• Less incidence in postpartum mood disorders
• Higher breastfeeding success rate

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