• Believes in the sacredness of family
  
• Honors your privacy & your choices
  
• Seeks to empower you with knowledge to assist you in preparing for your birth & furture parenting
  
• Is an advocate for you, facilitating communication between you & your care providers
  
• Provides labor support to women in all birth setting; homes, hospitals, and birth centers
  

Clinical Studies Have Shown...

• A decrease in complications and medical interventions
  
• Fewer requests for epidurals and pain medications
  
• Lower cesarean rates
  
• Fathers participating with more confidence
  
• Less stress and anxiety , decreased rates of postpartum depression
  
• Increased rates of breastfeeding success
  
• More satisfaction with the birth experience
  
• Klaus, Marshall H., M.D., Phyllis Klaus, M.E.d., and John Kennell, M.D.,
  
• Mothering the Mother, NY: Addison-Wesley, 1993.

A Doula Does Not...

Make decisions for you

Perform medical procedures or give medical advice

Clinical Studies Have Shown...

A decrease in complications and medical interventions

Fewer requests for epidurals and pain medications

Lower cesarean rates

Fathers participating with more confidence

Less stress and anxiety , decreased rates of postpartum depression

Increased rates of breastfeeding success

More satisfaction with the birth experience

Klaus, Marshall H., M.D., Phyllis Klaus, M.E.d., and John Kennell, M.D.,

Mothering the Mother, NY: Addison-Wesley, 1993.