Benefits of Labor Support

Support during labor can be tremendously beneficial to a mother. Studies have shown that having a professional birth worker attending during birth, women’s labors are shorter, there are fewer medical interventions, fewer cesareans, and the babies are even healthier. This support can be in the form of either a labor doula or a monitrice; I provide both services.

Statistics

50% reduction in cesarean rate
25% shorter labor
60% reduction in epidural requests
40% reduction in oxytocin (pitocin) use
30% reduction in analgesia use
40% reduction in forceps delivery
excerpted from Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter Easier and Healthier Birth, Klaus,Kennell. and Klaus(1993)

More information about the benefits of having a doula present at your birth can be found here:

http://www.dona.org/mothers/why_use_a_doula.php



		Home \| Contact Alison \| Blog Benefits of Labor Support Support during labor can be tremendously beneficial to a mother. Studies have shown that having a professional birth worker attending during birth, women’s labors are shorter, there are fewer medical interventions, fewer cesareans, and the babies are even healthier. This support can be in the form of either a labor doula or a monitrice; I provide both services. Statistics 50% reduction in cesarean rate 25% shorter labor 60% reduction in epidural requests 40% reduction in oxytocin (pitocin) use 30% reduction in analgesia use 40% reduction in forceps delivery excerpted from Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter Easier and Healthier Birth, Klaus,Kennell. and Klaus(1993) More information about the benefits of having a doula present at your birth can be found here: http://www.dona.org/mothers/why_use_a_doula.php