Tri Valley Doula
Offering care & support to pregnant women before, during & after labor .
I travel all around the East Bay from Fremont to Berkley to Tracy to Antioch & everywhere in between.


Research shows doulas make a difference!

Newest Research 2/16/11

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Compared with women who had no continuous support, women with companions who were neither on the hospital staff nor in the woman's social network were:

  • 28% less likely to have a cesarean section
  • 31% less likely to use synthetic oxytocin to speed labor
  • 9% less likely to use any pain medication
  • 34% less likely to rate their childbirth experience negatively

Research shows that the use of a doula has clear benefits for families during childbirth and postpartum, with no known risks. 

Here are some advantages that numerous clinical studies have found when using a doula:

Here are some advantages that numerous clinical studies have found when using a doula:

  • tends to result in shorter labors with fewer complications
  • reduces negative feelings about one's childbirth experience
  • reduces the need for pitocin, forceps or vacuum extraction and cesareans
  • reduces the mother's request for pain medication and/or epidural

Research shows parents who receive support can:

  • feel more secure and cared for
  • are more successful in adapting to new family dynamics
  • have a greater success with breastfeeding
  • have greater self-confidence
  • have less postpartum depression

Source: The Doula Book by Marshall Klaus, Phyllis Klaus, John H. Kennell

Women cared for during labor by a birth doula, compared to those receiving usual care were

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

Results of 7 North American Trials of Labor Support including 2259 women
(comparing continuous labor support by doulas with usual care)

 

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