From Mothering the Mother by Klaus, Kennell, and Klaus.
No Doula |
Doula |
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Length of Labor |
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| 1st Guatemalan Study (40 women: oxytocin or cesarean births NOT included) |
19 hrs | 9 hrs |
| 2nd Guatemalan Study (225 women: oxytocin or cesarean births NOT included) |
15.5 hrs | 7.7 hrs |
| Houston Study (416 women: oxytocin and cesarean births ARE included) |
9.4 hrs | 7.4 hrs |
Natural Vaginal Deliveries (no analgesia, oxytocin, forceps) |
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| Houston Study (212 woman WITH a doula) (204 women without a doula) |
12% | 55% |
Epidural Rate |
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| Houston Study (416 women) |
55% | 8% |
Oxytocin (Pitocin) use |
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| Guatemalan Study (225 women with uncomplicated labor and delivery requiring no intervention) |
13% | 2% |
| Houston Study (416 women) |
44% | 17% |
Use of Forceps |
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| Houston Study (416 women) |
26% | 8% |
Cesarean Birth Rate |
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| Guatemalan study (225 women) |
17% | 7% |
| Houston Study (416 women) |
18% | 8% |
Effect After Delivery, Johannesburg Study |
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Feeding behavior at six weeks |
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| Breastfeeding only | 29% | 51% |
| Demand feeding | 47% | 81% |
| Feeding Food other than Milk | 53% | 18% |
| Feeding problems | 63% | 16% |
| Average Number of Days of Breastfeeding Only |
24 days | 32 days |
Infant Health Problems at Six Weeks |
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| Vomiting | 28% | 4% |
| Colds or Runny Nose | 69% | 39% |
| Poor appetite | 25% | 0% |
| Diarrhea | 33% | 19% |
Satisfaction with Partner at Six Weeks |
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| Before Pregnancy | 63% | 65% |
| During Pregnancy | 48% | 49% |
| Since the baby was born | 49% | 85% |
| Relationship after birth | 30% | 71% |
Maternal Fever and Epidural Anesthesia, Houston Study |
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| Infant kept more than 2 days in hospital (suspected due to epidural fever) |
24% | 10% |
| Maternal Fever | 10% | 1% |