Benefits of A Doula

How a birthing person is treated during pregnancy and birth can have a long-lasting and profound impact on the rest of their family life. A 2017 Cochrane review of 26 research studies concluded that continuous labour support, specifically with a doula, improves birth outcomes.

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These benefits include:​

• 39% decrease in caesarean births

• 15% increase in spontaneous vaginal births

• 10% decrease in the use of analgesia pain relief

• The average length of labour decreased by 41 minutes

• 38% decrease in the risk for a baby having a low 5-minute Apgar score

• 31% decrease in the risk of the birthing person being dissatisfied with the overall experience

• Increase of initiating breastfeeding & breastfeeding at 6 weeks

• Lower incidence of depressive symptomatology

• Improve equity and provide culturally responsive care