Numerous studies have indicated the benefits of having a doula present during childbirth and of the high number of positive birth outcomes.
When a doula is present, women are less likely to have pain relief medication, less likely to have a caesarean birth and more likely to have a positive birth outcome.
'Mothering the Mother, How a doula can help you have a shorter, easier and healthier birth' by Kennell, Klaus and Kennell claims that having a doula can give you:
