Birthing Project USA

"T h e U n d e r g r o u n d R a i l r o a d f o r N e w L i f e"

An International Organization & Resource Center for improving birth outcomes for women of color.

Birthing Project Community Doulas

Community Doulas
New Orleans Birthing Project Nazyia Doula Collective Graduation November 2009

The Birthing Project trains and certifies women to become Community Doulas. They provide free pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and breast feeding support to mothers who do not need long term social support. Experience and research are demonstrating that Doulas help women have better birth outcomes, more successful breast feeding and less post partum discomfort.

Fourteen randomized clinical trials have documented numerous positive benefits of the use of doulas during the childbearing years, as summarized in a metaanalysis by Hodnett, Gates, Hoffmeyer and Sakala 2003. Positive effects include enhanced maternal and neonatal outcomes, increased psychosocial benefits, and valuable impacts on the healthcare system such as cost savings, reduced resource utilization, and increased patient satisfaction.

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