Advantages of Using a Doula Through many personal birth stories and researched studies it has been well documented that having a trained Doula/Birth Attendant provides women with a more positive birth experience: Greater maternal satisfaction Increased sense of wellbeing and control Fewer medical interventions Decreased need for c-section and increased vaginal birth after c-section (VBAC) Shorter labours More confident and supportive partners Better mother-infant interaction Increased success in breastfeeding Decreased postpartum depression (‘Mothering the mother’ by K Klaus)