Why Hire A Doula?

A Labor Doula is a person who attends the expectant family before, during and just after the birth of their baby.

Benefits of Labor Doula Support:

- 50% reduction in the cesarean rate

- 25% shorter labor

-60% reduction in epidural requests

- 40% reduction in analgesia use

- 40% reduction in forceps delivery

Information obtained from Mothering the Mother: How a Doula Can Help You Have a Shorter, Easier and Healthier Birth, Klaus, Kennell, and  Klaus (1993)