Doula Benefits
Reasons why you need and deserve a doula! Scientific studies have shown that when one woman cares for a laboring women, that laboring woman is more likely to have a safer, shorter, less expensive and more satisfying birth experience.
Benefits of having a doula:
- Manage the experience through constant education, support, constant presence of the doula throughout your pregnancy and from the beginning of your labor until 1-2 hours after birth
- 50% reduction in cesarean rate
- Reduced desire for pain medication. (Please click on link for more information about doulas and pain medications)
- 40% reduced use of pitocin use
- Reduced chances for health complications and hospitalizations for baby
- Fewer episiotomies
- More positive birth experience for mother and partner
- Increased chances of successful breastfeeding
- Reduced duration of labor (average 2 hours less for first-time mothers)
- Reduced use of forceps
- Reduced use of vacuum extraction
- Reduced chances for health complications and hospitalizations for baby
- Reduced chances of maternal fever and infection
- Reduced maternal bleeding following birth
- Reduced incidence of postpartum depression
- Reduced levels of anxiety/Better mother-infant interaction * Increased chance of spontaneous vaginal birth
- Affordability: Payment plans are available. I am willing to work with you as I believe every mother needs this service.
- We will work together with the woman, her partner and the care-providers as a team.
- Providing continuous support during pregnancy, labor, birth and the postpartum period.
- We discuss the risks and benefits of healthcare decisions in an objective, non-biased manner with the mother and her partner so that they can make informed decisions.
- Assisting the mother and her partner to create the birth experience they want and desire!
