Like travel guides in a foreign country, birth and postpartum doulas help support new families through the life changing experience of having a baby!

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Whether it’s a family’s first baby or their tenth, a doula can help make the birth and postpartum experience better. Today, a doula is defined as follows:

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"a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support to a mother before, during and shortly after childbirth to help her achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible."

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Countless scientific trials examining doula care demonstrate remarkably improved physical and psychological outcomes for both mother and baby. Doulas have a positive impact on the well-being of the entire family.

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Research shows that women who use a birth doula are:

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• less likely to need Pitocin

• less likely to have a cesarean birth

• less likely to use any pain medication

• more likely to rate their childbirth experience positively

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Information gathered from DONA International

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