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Doula
Aka: Doula, Continuous Labor Support, Doulas
- See Also
- Non-Pharmacologic Pain Control in Labor
- Labor Coaching
- Doula
- Bradley Method
- Hypnosis in Labor
- Lamaze Method
- Definitions
- Doula
- Continuous non-medical labor support
- Efficacy
- Groups with greatest benefit
- Women who would otherwise labor alone
- Low-income patients
- Continuous Doula support improves outcomes
- Reduces labor duration
- Reduces use of Analgesics, Oxytocin and forceps
- Reduces chance of Cesarean Section
- Intermittent support does not offer same benefits
- Scott (1999) Am J Obstet Gynecol 180:1054-9 [PubMed]
- Continuous nursing does not offer same benefit as Doula
- Hodnett (2002) JAMA 288:1373-81 [PubMed]
- Resources
- Doulas of North America (DONA)
- http://www.dona.org
- Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association
- http://www.cappa.net
- References
- Bohren (2017) Cochrane Database Syst Rev (7): CD003766 +PMID:28681500 [PubMed]