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Doulas or Birth Assistants are there to support the parents by helping with the planning of the birth before the onset of labor and by helping the mother-to-be once labor starts. In addition, they also help the new parents learn how to care for the infant.

Midwives are trained specialists who tend to focus on natural biological process, paternal participation, infant bonding, drug-free birth, and maternal and infant health. Midwives can work in a home or birthing center setting. They may offer complete prenatal, birth, postpartum and well woman gynecological care.