Because the more a Mother
is cared for, the more easily she can care for her new baby.
The Benefits Of Hiring A Doula For
Your Babys' Birth
Doula (pronounced doola) is a term which is used to describe a woman experienced in childbirth who provides
continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to the mother before, during, and immediately after child
birth. Originally from the Greek word for slave, the term doula was used by Dana Raphael in her book, The Tender
Gift, as a "title for those individuals who surround, interact with and aid the mother at any time within
the perinatal period." Nowadays, the term 'doula' is routinely used in this context.
Having a Doula present at your child's birth can help to:
· Reduce the overall cesarean rate by 50%
· Reduce the length of labor by 25%
· Reduce oxytocin use by 40%
· Reduce the use of pain medication by 30%
· Reduce forceps deliveries by 40%
· Reduce requests for epidural pain medication by 60%
· Reduce incidences of maternal fever
· Reduce the number of days newborns spent in NICU (neo-natal infant care unit)
· Reduce the amount of septic workups performed on newborns
· Result in higher rates of breastfeeding
· Result in more positive maternal assessments of maternal confidence
· Result in more positive maternal assessments of maternal and newborn health
· Resulted in decreased rates of postpartum depression
The mere presence of a doula has a beneficial effect on the emotional state of the mother.
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