How support from a DOULA impacts birth outcomes: The evidence from 16 recent studies

A new scoping review of 16 recent studies reveals a really long list of health benefits of having the support of a doula before, during and after childbirth.

Toni Harman
8 min readAug 4, 2023
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How support from a DOULA impacts birth outcomes. Find out more about the science of birth, human milk, neuroscience and the microbiome. 20 PRESENTATIONS + ONE YEAR ACCESS + 12 HOURS CPD/CE + TRANSCRIPTS — instant access to The Microbirth Summit: >>> https://bit.ly/MicrobirthSummit

It was Friday night, it was raining, we were rushing to get to a birth, and then we hit bad traffic.

In the car next to me was Sally. She was driving the car. We were on our way to Sally’s first ever birth as a brand new birth doula.

I was filming Sally for a documentary I was making about doulas — called DOULA!

“I feel like the cavalry because the baby is on its way” said Sally (you can watch Sally in the film trailer on this link — the film is available to rent/buy on Vimeo)

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Toni Harman

I help parents and health professionals better understand the science of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and the microbiome. https://linktr.ee/toniharman