01/25/2021
According to Marshall Klaus, MD Author of Mother-infant bonding - A doula is a caretaker of the mother and in studies of over five thousand women, involving comparisons of outcome with and without doula support, this was our finding. There's a 25 percent drop in length of labor. And there's a 40 percent drop in the amount of augmentation with oxytocin, and a 30 percent drop in pain medicines, with a doula, and a 40 percent drop in forceps. And in one study, we noted a 60 percent drop in requests for epidurals. The simple presence of a doula, that's literally a woman standing by, continuous labor support, decreased the cesarean section rate by 50% and it also sped up labor significantly so that the average first pregnancy labor was six to eight hours just from having a supportive person standing by loving a woman or mothering the mother.
This is not taking the place of loved one there to support mom, but an addition to the team that is experienced in laboring, positioning, pain relief, encouraging, and improving the experience and bond between both partners through the magical journey of birth.
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