• Decrease in unplanned Cesarean deliveries
  • Increase in the likelihood of a spontaneous vaginal birth
  • Decrease in the use of any medications for pain relief
  • Shorter labors
  • Decreased rate of interventions during labor
  • Reduced use of Pitocin (synthetic oxytocin)
  • Higher infant Apgar scores
  • Improved immediate breastfeeding success
  • Increase in overall birth experience satisfaction
  • Lower rate of postpartum depression
INCREASE IN LIKELIHOOD OF
SPONTANEOUS VAGINAL BIRTH
DECREASE IN RISK OF CESAREAN
DECREASE IN THE USE OF ANY
MEDICATIONS FOR PAIN RELIEF
MINUTES SHORTER LABOR
DECREASE IN THE BABY’S RISK
OF A LOW FIVE APGAR SCORE
DECREASE IN RISK OF BEING DISSATISFIED