Immediate Benefits

• Cesareans reduced by 26-50%
• Increased spontaneous vaginal birth by 8%
• Length of labor reduced by 25%
• Pitocin use reduced by 40%
• Use of narcotics reduced by 30%
• Forceps reduced by 30%
• Epidurals reduced by 60%
• Decrease in low 5-minute APGAR scores by 38%

Long-term Benefits

• Improved breastfeeding rates and success
• Increased time spent with baby
• Decreased chance of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
• Decreased dissatisfaction with birth by 31%
• Increased satisfaction with their partners
• More likelihood of having additional children/births