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Midwife vs. Doula?  

post #1 of 3
5/15/06 at 5:03pm
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Just curious: what's the difference? Is one "better" than the other?
post #2 of 3
5/15/06 at 5:09pm
A midwife does the prenatal care and attends the birth with the role of delivering the baby. A doula is a support person for the mother. She provides massage, relaxation technique and offers suggestions to discuss with the midwife but she usually doesn't do much of the "medical" stuff. A midwife may do a lot of the same supportive stuff as a doula but a doula usually wouldn't do any cervix checks, monitoring babies heartbeat or mom's blood pressure, etc. That's my 2 cents anyway!
post #3 of 3
5/18/06 at 12:44am
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Originally Posted by Octobermama
A midwife does the prenatal care and attends the birth with the role of delivering the baby. A doula is a support person for the mother. She provides massage, relaxation technique and offers suggestions to discuss with the midwife but she usually doesn't do much of the "medical" stuff. A midwife may do a lot of the same supportive stuff as a doula but a doula usually wouldn't do any cervix checks, monitoring babies heartbeat or mom's blood pressure, etc. That's my 2 cents anyway!
well, said. i would add BOTH are good to have!!1
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