Why Hire A Doula?

Studies have shown that hiring a doula can...

Decrease

  • Use of pain medications and thus pharmacological side effects

  • Recovery time after birth

  • Time spent laboring

  • Need for medical intervention like C-Section, vacuums or forceps assists

  • The rate of anxiety, stress reactions and fear in birthing person

Increase

  • Baby/birthing person bonding post-birth

  • Oxytocin and endorphin flow (pain reducing hormones)

  • Likelihood of giving birth spontaneously

  • Overall satisfaction with birth experience