Providing Christ-centered support through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Why use a doula?
Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula’s presence at birth (whether it is home or hospital):
• Tends to result in shorter labors with fewer complications
• Reduces negative feelings about one’s childbirth experience
• Reduces the need for pitocin (a labor-inducing drug), forceps or vacuum extraction and cesareans
• Reduces the mother’s request for pain medication and/or epidurals
Research shows parents who receive support can:
• Feel more secure and cared for
• Have better success in adapting to new family dynamics
• Have greater success with breastfeeding
• Have greater self-confidence
• Have less postpartum depression
*Midwives are medical professionals who manage prenatal care and deliver babies, whereas doulas are non-medical professionals focused on continuous physical and emotional support during labor and postpartum
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Having a Doula improves outcomes:
Did you know that right here in the United States, 45%-70% of childbearing women have experienced birth trauma during labor and delivery. Nearly 1/3 of all laboring women end up having a cesarean. The reasons for these abysmal statistics are complex, but one proven way to improve birth outcomes is to have continuous doula support. Doulas provide C.A.R.E. - the four essential foundations you need in order to labor and deliver safely and effectively.
Compassion. Advocacy. Reinforcement. Education