Studies done on the effects
of continuous labor support show that women are :
* 60% less likely to have an epidural or other analgesia
* 30% less likely to use any type of pain medicine
* 40% less likely to need to be induced
* 50% less likely to give birth using cesarean section
* 40% less likely to give birth using vacuum extraction or forceps
* 25% less likely to have a lengthy labor
Long-term benefits include:
* A greater satisfaction with the birth experience
* Fewer incidences of postpartum depression
* Greater breastfeeding success
* Increased bonding between mother & baby
* 60% less likely to have an epidural or other analgesia
* 30% less likely to use any type of pain medicine
* 40% less likely to need to be induced
* 50% less likely to give birth using cesarean section
* 40% less likely to give birth using vacuum extraction or forceps
* 25% less likely to have a lengthy labor
Long-term benefits include:
* A greater satisfaction with the birth experience
* Fewer incidences of postpartum depression
* Greater breastfeeding success
* Increased bonding between mother & baby
* Klaus, Marshall H., M.D., Phyllis Klaus, M. Ed, & John Kennel, M.D., Mothering the Mother, N.Y: Addison-Welsey '93
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