Bellies to Babies Birth Doula Services serves clients in Lancaster county and the surrounding area, including York and
Hershey, providing continuous support throughout your pregnancy, labor and birth, and the immediate postpartum period. Whether you are delivering at home, or hospital or a birth center, a
doula can provide the support you are looking for.
Studies have shown the use of a birth doula during
labor and delivery can have the following beneficial effects:
- Reduce the need for a cesarean by 50%
- Shorten labor time by 25%
- Reduce requests for Epidurals by 50%
- Reduce the use of Pitocin by 40%
- Reduce the use of Analgesia by 30% (pain meds)
- Reduce the needs for a Forceps Assisted Delivery by 40%
Long term effects:
- Improved Breastfeeding
- increased amount of affectionate time spent with baby
- Increased maternal satisfaction with birth experience
- Decreased postpartum depression
Summarized- Chapter 3 of Mothering the Mother-How a Doula Can Help You Have A Shorter, Easier, and Healthier Birth by M.H. Klaus, J.H. Kennell, and P.H. Klaus; Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., New York (1993).
“Hire a doula/labor assistant/support person. It is worth every penny to be reassured during labor by someone who believes birth is a natural function. This person will have supportive non-medical skills to help you through labor for the birth you want. This person will assist you from your first contractions at home right through postpartum. A labor assistant or doula takes the pressure off fathers and family members so that the whole family can be supported.”-ICAN
I have taken the “Support with Integrity” Pledge. Women who choose to breastfeed deserve unified support from other breastfeeding mamas, organizations, professionals and helpful friends. The ultimate goal is to have a happy, healthy mama and a happy, healthy — well-fed — baby.. By displaying the Support with Integrity badge and signing the pledge, I agree to hold hands and help mamas get what they need to make breastfeeding work for them, no matter how they choose to do it. If a mama and baby are making it work, I’ll stand and cheer them on from the sidelines.
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