Certified Doula
*Doula Services*
*Belly Casting*
*Photography*
Phone:207-623-1375
Email:[email protected]
~Carl Sandburg
Women supported by a Doula during labor have been shown to have:
*50% Reduction in Cesarean rate
*25%Shorter labor
*60%Reduction in epidural requests
*40%Reduction in Pitocin use
*30% Reduction in forceps delivery
Six weeks after birth, mothers who had Doulas experienced:
* Less anxiety and depression
*More confidence with the baby
*More satisfaction with their partner
Long-term benefits of using a Doula:
*Improved breastfeeding
*Increased time spent with baby
*More positive maternal assessments of baby's personality and health, and maternal competence
*Decreased postpartum depression
In short, a Doula is a person that supports a woman and her family throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
It is between the individual Doula/Client to come to an arrangement on specific inclusions of services suitable to their own needs.
More on Doulas HERE.
