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