«Studies examining the impact of continuous support by doulas report significant reductions in cesarean births, instrumental vaginal births, need for oxytocin augmentation, and shortened durations of labor.» (lifetimeoflovedoula.com)
Other factors cited include cesarean delivery (5 — 7, 12 — 14), longer duration of labor (4 — 6), and elevated cortisol concentrations in both the mother (4, 7) and the fetus (4). (academic.oup.com)
Josianne Pare, M.D., with the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Sherbrooke and the presenter of the research at the SMFM annual meeting, explained, «We found that the median duration of labor was 76 minutes shorter in the group of women receiving glucose. (sciencedaily.com)