Importance of having both a midwife and doula at home birth

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Importance of having both a midwife and doula at home birth

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I think it's important to both have a midwife and a doula at home birth because there's a lot going on. The midwife primarily takes care of the birth, of course she helps you with the contractions and the laboring; but the doula, really does support you as a mother. She can help comfort you and get you through a lot of the labor and contractions. During the actual birth, the midwife is handling most of the birthing, but she needs an assistant to help her. At the same time, birth can be a long process, and they do need to support each other and take breaks.

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Stephanie Caspian owns a child-directed preschool and daycare called Maple Tree where they practice nonviolent communication (NVC). She lives in Santa Monica with her husband and three boys. Stephanie is the president of the board of Manhattan Beach Nursery School and an assistant den leader for the Cub Scouts for Boy Scouts of America. Her spiritual practice is Nichiren Buddhism in the Soka Gakkai and she dedicates her spare time to the SGI-USA, an international organization that promotes peace, culture and education in the community.

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I think it's important to both have a midwife and a doula at home birth because there's a lot going on. The midwife primarily takes care of the birth, of course she helps you with the contractions and the laboring; but the doula, really does support you as a mother. She can help comfort you and get you through a lot of the labor and contractions. During the actual birth, the midwife is handling most of the birthing, but she needs an assistant to help her. At the same time, birth can be a long process, and they do need to support each other and take breaks.