Benefits:

What are the benefits of childbirth education classes?

  • Enhances a woman’s confidence in her innate ability to birth by learning what to expect during the birthing of her baby
  • Increases partners confidence by learning hands on supportive techniques
  • Fosters positive feelings toward the birth, caregivers and the infant
  • Decreases the need and use of drugs during labour
  • Offers an opportunity for social support during pregnancy
  • Facilitates positive birth outcomes, including reduction of caesarean births
  • Sets the stage for the successful initiation of breastfeeding and adjustment to new parenthood

What do the experts say about Doula support?

"The presence of a Doula reduces the overall c-section rate by roughly 45%, length of labour by 25%, oxytocin use by 50%, pain medication by 31%, the need for forceps 34% and requests for epidurals 10-60%"  
Marshall H. Klaus. M.D.

"The presence of a Doula is a major advantage for physicians, the women and their families.  They provide a level of support that is often very difficult to achieve in a busy maternity care service.  We see increased satisfaction with the birth experience, lower intervention rates and excellent infant outcomes" 
Micheal Klein, M.D., Vancouver, B.C.

Research confirms that labour is safer and healthier when women are supported throughout the process. Research also shows that women who have continuous support from a doula or another trained female companion are less likely to have a caesarean or other interventions. The benefits of doula care occur even when the woman has her husband or partner present.
Lamaze International