Research Regarding Doula Support

How Can Having a Birth Doula Affect the Outcomes of a Birth?

With a Doula, Birthing Women are…

• 26% less likely to have a Cesarean Birth

• 31% less likely to use synthetic Oxytocin to speed up labor

• 28% less likely to use any pain medication

• 33% less likely to rate their childbirth experience as negative

  (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)