"Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have" Robin Lim

Randomised controlled trials have been conducted regarding continuous support during labour and whether it enhances the experience for the woman and effects the outcome of birth. These trials showed that women who received continuous support from a privately employed doula were less likely to:

• have a surgical birth (caesarean section)
• give birth with forceps or vacuum extraction
• use pain relief
• be dissatisfied with their birth experience
• experience breastfeeding problems
• experience postnatal depression

For further detail, refer to the following abstracts: