Benefits of hiring a doula

Ask any woman who has given birth & she’ll tell you that the people who were supporting her had a direct impact on her birth. For better or worse, she will forever be able to recount the way her husband held her, the care provider who spoke a little too quickly, & the mother who told her what a good job she was doing. Having a doula at your birth will have wonderful benefits because they can help create & maintain the kind of environment you will happily remember when telling your birth story.

Studies have shown that a doula present during birth benefits birthing mothers by:

  • Providing independent advice about decisions they face in pregnancy & birth

  • Providing continuous support during labor

  • Providing verbal, emotions, & physical comfort

  • Helping a mother’s support people by allowing them to take breaks and by performing tasks out of the birthing room like getting snacks or running to the car for your favorite pillow

  • Helping to facilitate communication between mothers, their support people, & their care providers

  • Decreasing the chances of a cesarean section

  • Decreasing the odds of premature delivery

  • Decreasing the length of labor

  • Improving breastfeeding success

  • Reducing anxiety & stress

  • Reducing need for medication

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Marianne Williamson