Doula vs. Midwife

Doulanoun

A support person, usually female, who may not have medical or midwifery training, who provides emotional and practical assistance to a pregnant mother or couple before, during or after childbirth.

Doula

A doula () is a trained companion who is not a healthcare professional and who supports another individual (the doula's client) through a significant health-related experience, such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth, or non-reproductive experiences such as dying. A doula may also provide support to the client's partner, family, and friends.The doula's goal, and role, is to help the client feel safe and comfortable, complementing the role of the healthcare professionals who provide the client's medical care.

Midwifenoun

A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

Midwifenoun

Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.

Midwifeverb

(transitive) To act as a midwife

Midwifeverb

to facilitate the emergence of

Midwifenoun

A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.

Midwifeverb

To assist in childbirth.

Midwifeverb

To perform the office of midwife.

Midwifenoun

a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies

Midwife

A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery. The education and training for a midwife concentrates extensively on the care of women throughout their lifespan; concentrating on being experts in what is normal and identifying conditions that need further evaluation.