Doula Statistics
Cesarean rate
Overall length of labor
Epidural use
Use of Pitocin
Use of narcotics
Forceps delivery
Overall length of labor
Epidural use
Use of Pitocin
Use of narcotics
Forceps delivery
50% reduction
25% shorter
60% reduction
40% reduction
30% reduction
40 % reduction
25% shorter
60% reduction
40% reduction
30% reduction
40 % reduction
Mothering the Mother: How a Doula can Help You Have a Shorter Easier and Healthier Birth, Klaus, Kennell,
and Klaus (1993)
and Klaus (1993)