How doulas make a difference in your birth experience
Whether you are at home, in a freestanding birth center or in a hospital, a doula can provide an invaluable source of comfort, encouragement, and assistance.
According to DONA.ORG a doula's presence can:
- result in a shorter, less complicated labor
- reduce negative feelings about a family's birth experience
- reduce the need or desire for medications to augment labor or for pain management
- reduce the the occurrence of cesarean birth
- help the mother feel more secure and cared for
- help families have more success with breastfeeding
- lead to a mother's increased sense of self-confidence
To sum it up - we are there to protect your wishes and desires and to advocate and educate so that you will be feel empowered to make informed decisions in your birth.
A doula is there with you for constant support and vigil. While nurses and doctors and even sometimes midwives provide care intermittently, your doula is there with you supporting, encouraging and observing continuously.