birth attendants
Labor support people
Birth attendants are people who assist during childbirth.
The term encompasses anyone present to help with delivery—midwives, obstetricians, nurses, doulas, or trained community health workers.
In global health contexts, the phrase often distinguishes between skilled birth attendants (medical professionals) and traditional birth attendants (experienced but informally trained): The clinic trained local women as birth attendants.
- perinatologistDoctor for high-risk pregnancies
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
- doulaTrained childbirth support person
- midwifeChildbirth assistance professional
- neonatologistDoctor for newborns
delivery room · labor nurse · sterile gloves · spiritual guide · skin to skin · anesthesiologist · gynecologist