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Studies Show that Doulas:

• Reduced the overall cesarean rate by 50%

• Reduced the length of labor by 25%

• Reduced pitocin use by 40%

• Reduced the use of pain medication by 30%

• Reduced forceps deliveries by 40%

• Reduced requests for epidural pain medication by 60%

• Reduced incidences of fever for the birthing person

• Reduced the number of days newborns spent in NICU (neo-natal infant care unit)

• Reduced the amount of septic workups performed on newborns

• Resulted in higher rates of breastfeeding

• Resulted in more positive assessments of confidence

• Resulted in more positive assessments of health for both the birthing person and the baby

• Resulted in decreased rates of postpartum depression