Holding my breath while pressing the send button

Oh dear.... I just turned in my final Master's Culminating project paper. It has become my 4th child over the weeks. Waking up in the night to check APA reference format, feeding the silly thing and the like. Here is my abstract.

"A question was asked if women who have a doula present during labor and birth at lower risk for unnecessary medical interventions compared with women without a doula present. A literature review suggests that the presence of a doula during labor and birth decreases the use of unnecessary medical interventions, increases positive outcomes for mother and newborn and saves money. These results led to a proposal for an in-hospital doula pilot program at [my sponsoring hospital]. Over one year, doulas would be trained and incorporated into the [my sponsoring hospital] system. Outcomes from the pilot project would be examined mid-year and end-year. If outcomes are similar to those of the research, a permanent hospital-based doula program could be incorporated."

Only one more major project, a few more papers and studying for two finals. 26 more days until graduation! Two of my dearest friends have their plane tickets in hand to come out to CA.