Joyful Deliveries was created shortly after I became a certified birth doula through International Doula Institute in July of 2017. 

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A Birth Doula is a non medical assistant who is experienced with and knowledgeable about childbirth. I provide continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a women and her family during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. 

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By connecting with a doula prior to labor, the mother will learn of ways to naturally induce her labor, therefore reducing the need for induction medication such as oxytocin by 40%. A doula uses massage and touch as well as other techniques to help relieve pain and stress, therefore reducing the request for an epidural by 60% and the length of labor by 25%. Receiving induction medication or an epidural during labor can increase the rick of having a cesarean delivery, so by having a doula present can reduce the cesarean rate by 50%.