What Doulas Do

Doulas provide continuous support for the whole family through pregnancy, labour and birth and the immediate postnatal time filling a role that new mothers and families have always needed. Doulas are there to listen and give confidence without judging. Postnatal Doulas provide flexible, practical and emotional support postnatally for new mothers and families in their own homes.

Studies have shown that babies born with Doulas present during and after childbirth report:

• Greater satisfaction with their birth experiences
• Reduced requests for epidural
• Reduced rate of caesarean birth
• Reduced rates of medical interventions
• Shorter labour lengths
• Higher rates of breastfeeding success
• More opportunity for baby bonding time
• Smoother transition to parenthood