Benefits of hiring a Doula 

Clinical studies have found that a doula's presence at birth:

 

• tends to result in shorter labours with fewer complications

• reduces negative feelings about one’s childbirth experience

• reduces the need for pitocin (a labor-inducing drug), forceps or vacuum extraction and cesareans

• reduces the mother’s request for pain medication and/or epidurals 

 

Research shows that families with doula support:

 

• feel more secure and cared for

• are more successful in adapting to new family      dynamics

• have greater success with breastfeeding

• have less postpartum depression

 

 

 

Your partner is an essential support person for you to have by your side. The role of a doula is in no way to take the place of your partner. A Doula has knowledge about birth, medical procedures, and natural progression of birth. Doulas and partners work together to make up your labor support team.