After having a Doula present daring your labor and birth, women have expressed greater fulfillment with their birth experiences, they have said to bond better with their babies. Women also have fewer cesareans and requests for medical interventions, and less postpartum depression.

Research shows that hiring a doula reduces:

• the length of labour by 25% with fewer complications
• negative feelings about one's childbirth experience
• the need for pitocin by 40%
• the use of forceps by 34%
• the need for vacuum extraction
• requests for epidurals by 10-60%
• the use of narcotic pain relief by 30%
• the overall cesarean section rate by 45%

As your Doula, I am able to provide emotional, physical and informational support throughout labor and birth. I am able to meet you in your home and help you through labor and am able to make the transition from home to hospital, through massage and relaxation and breath techniques.

As your Doula, I am NOT able to do the following:

• perform clinical tasks such as vaginal check, blood pressure monitoring or listening to fetal heart tones  (a Doula is not a health care professional)
• make medical decisions for you. She will help you get the information you need to make your own informed decisions.
• speak to medical staff regarding matters where health care decisions are being made. She can discuss your concerns with you and suggest options. She can support you in discussions with staff as your advocate, making sure you have the opportunity to discuss concerns.

PLEASE NOTE: All information expressed on nine months and beyond.com and the prenatal sessions, and/or consultations between the birth doula and client(s) is to be used for informational and educational purposes only. It is not providing medical advice. No responsibility will be assumed for the outcomes of each birth attended.