Check out this great article in today's Herald Journal about the Birth Matters Program:

According to DONA International, numerous clinical studies show that a doula's prescence at birth:

tends to result in shorter labors with fewer complications

reduces negative feelings about one’s childbirth experience

reduces the need for pitocin (a labor-inducing drug), forceps or vacuum extraction and cesareans

reduces the mother’s request for pain medication and/or epidurals

The Foundation provided a planning grant to Birth Matters, and we are excited to see the program's progress.