Having a Doula
Has Been Shown to:

• Shorten labor

• Decrease the need for:

  • epidural analgesia by 31%
    

  • pitocin to stimulate labor by 50%
    

  • cesarean section by 45%
    

  • forcept delivery by 34%
    

• Improve infant outcomes at 6 weeks
  

• Improves maternal outcomes at 6 weeks
  

• Helps fathers participate with confidence
  

• Increase successful breastfeeding at birth, six weeks, and beyond

˜ Findings from, The Doula Book, Klaus, Kennel and Klaus, 2002.

If you are interested in hiring a doula in the Sacramento Area, read more about me, my services, other doulas, and more community resources.

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