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 What is a birth doula?
A birth doula is a person trained and experienced in childbirth who provides continuous physical, 
emotional and informational support to the mother before, during and just after childbirth. She offers          
massage, suggestions for position changes, and relaxation techniques.


What effects does the presence of a doula have on birth outcomes?
Numerous clinical studies have found that a doula’s presence at birth:

  • 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
  • reduces the requests for pain medication and epidurals, as well as the incidence of cesareans


What effects does the presence of a doula have on the mother?
When a doula is present during and after childbirth, women report greater satisfaction with their birth 
experience, make more positive assessments of their babies, have fewer cesareans and requests for medical 
intervention, and less postpartum depression.

What effects do the presence of doulas have on babies?
Studies have shown that babies born with doulas present tend to have shorter hospital stays with fewer 
admissions to special care nurseries, breastfeed more easily and have more affectionate mothers in the 
postpartum period.

Does a doula make decisions on my behalf?
A doula does not make decisions for clients or intervene in their clinical care. She provides informational 
and emotional support, while respecting a woman’s decisions.

Will a doula make my partner feel unnecessary?
No, a doula is supportive to both the mother and her partner, and plays a crucial role in helping a partner 
become involved in the birth to the extent he/she feels comfortable.

"A doula cannot and does not try to take over your role as the birth partner, because you know the mother 
better and love her and the baby as no one else does. But there are many times when a woman needs more 
than one helper in labor, and when her partner needs reassurance, advice and help." ~ The Birth Partner





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