What is a doula?

A trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to their client before, during, and shortly after childbirth to help them achieve the healthiest, most satisfying experience possible.

Why hire a doula?

According to AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses) and ACOG (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Doulas are essential personnel and part of the maternity care team.

Research shows that women who have doula support are 50% less likely to deliver prematurely, 36% less likely to deliver low birthweight babies, and 33% more likely to initiate breastfeeding. (Doulafoundation.org)

According to Evidence Based Birth, Doulas can:

  • Increase spontaneous vaginal birth by 8-15%

  • Decrease the risk of being dissatisfied with your birth experience by 31%

  • Decrease in the baby’s risk of low five-minute Apgar score by 38%

  • Decrease in surgical birth by 25-39%

  • Decrease the length of labor by 25% or 41 minutes on average (emotional support can release certain feelings of safety, which can help mom’s body open up and provide more room for baby to get into position)

  • Decrease requests for an epidural by 60% (if an unmedicated birth is desired)

  • Decrease the use of any medications for relief by 10%

“Doulas are a form of pain relief in themselves”

—Hofmeyr, 1991

Everyone deserves to have a beautiful birth. Let me walk alongside of you during this transformative time to help you experience the birth you want.