This pic has been floating around the internet for awhile, but is worth sharing. Super sad, no? On the flip side, women who want a supported birth will know right away to go elsewhere, versus realizing that they and their provider (and/or the facility where they are birthing) are not philosophically aligned during the birth. Which is never a good thing, and which happens all the time.

{via: nuked}

Women in childbirth have fewer epidurals when assisted by a doula, and “the need for a cesarean after induced labor decreased by 46%.” (link)