Your Having A Baby, How Wonderful
Whilst planning for the birth of a baby there are important aspects to consider:
Who will be with you during labour.
Although most midwives would like to provide 100% continuous physical and emotional support it is not usually possible due to the amount of routine checks, paperwork, and other duties they are expected to do.
So why not have a Doula
A doula is a woman (usually a mother herself) who works as a birth companion she is employed by you to give support and be a friend to you your partner and family before during and after birth.
The main role of the doula is to see to whatever individual needs a woman has surrounding the birth of her baby.
Research has shown that having continuous support during labour provided by a doula can:
Reduce labour time by an average of 25%;
make it 60% less likely to need an epidural;
30% less likely to need other pain relief;
40% less likely to need forceps;
50% less likely to have a Cesarean section.
