The short answer is that midwives offer medical care to women throughout pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. Doulas provide emotional, educational, and physical support to you and your family throughout pregnancy, delivery, and the early postpartum period. Doulas do not provide medical care.
The long answer might interest you though.
What does a doula do?
A birthing doula (also called a labor doula) is a laboring mother’s BFF, champion, comforter, and coach.
[more details on what a birth doula does]
Do doulas helps with hospital births or home births?
[talk about the different settings that doulas work in]
How much time does a doula spend with you during labor?
[One of the greatest benefits of a doula is that they are focused on you; in a hospital setting, you don’t have constant access to the midwife]
What does a midwife do?
[Talk a bit about what a midwife does]