Doula vs Midwife: What’s the difference?
The Doula
• Provides emotional, physical, and informational support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
• Does not perform medical tasks (exams / delivering the baby)
• Focuses on your comfort and confidence, offering techniques like massage, breathing, and positioning
• Advocates for your birth preferences and creates a calm space
• Holds space for you in intentional rituals
• Can process fears, worries and previous birth with you
• Supports both you and your partner emotionally
The Midwife
• A medical professional trained to provide prenatal care, deliver babies, and handle postpartum care
• Monitors your and your baby’s health during pregnancy and birth
• Can perform medical procedures, such as exams, fetal monitoring, and interventions if needed
• Ensures a safe birth while respecting your preferences
• Supports with learning how to breastfeed your baby
• Education on baby language & baby handling
• Can inform you on ideal nutrition during pregnancy & postpartum
Doula + Midwife = Dream Team
• Your midwife ensures your and your baby’s medical safety
• Your doula ensures you feel calm, informed, and empowered throughout the journey.
• Especially in the modern system where midwives are not supported to give all the time and attention they might like to it is a gift for them to be able to focus mostly on the medical part of the work and know that the doula can implement the rest with the pregnant one and with the family / is an informed supportive space holder
• They support each other and work hand in hand for the women’s* empowerment and for her desired experience
✨ Together, they create a holistic support system:
You deserve both!
AND so much more...
You deserve a whole vilage that empowers you and goes through the fire for your desires and wishes.
You deserve partners/birth mates that are fully present, curious, loving and caring.
You deserve honoring, devotion and kindness.
You deserve the best. You bring life. You are god.
You deserve it all!
If you’re curious about how I can support you as your doula,I’d love to hear from you!
Do you have any questions or simply
want to connect?
I am here for you too!
With love, Greta.