With the Continuous Support of a Doula:

20 % less Time in Labor

30% reduction in the Use of Pain Medications

40% less Forcep/Vacuum Extraction

50% less Cesarean Section

60% less Epidural Request

70% reduction in Oxytocin

*Randomized Clinical Trials of Labor Support
Marshall H Klaus, M.D.
Neonatologist Pediatrician
University of California,
San Francisco School of Medicine

Source:  Scott, Berkowitz & Klaus, 1999
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 180. No 5:1054-1059



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