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​Why consider a doula?


Besides the fact that doulas are awesome, here are a few more facts!
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The clinical benefits of women who have a doula are:

• 33% less likely to be dissatisfied with or negatively rate their birth experience
• 26% less likely to give birth by cesarean
• 28% less likely to use any anesthesia or analgesia
• 41% less likely to give birth with vacuum extraction or forceps

There are also psychological and postpartum benefits!  Women who have a doula experience, regardless of their birthing outcome, often have:

• Enhanced breastfeeding
• Better maternal / infant interaction
• Less postpartum depression and anxiety
• Greater self-esteem
• Higher maternal assessments of their baby.  The mother is more proud of her new bundle!

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Collected by Cochrane Collaboration and Penny Simkin, co-founder of DONA International