Also called: Doula, Labor Coach
Provides emotional and physical support (not medical care) to people during pregnancy, birth, and after.
Meets clients before birth to plan, then is on call: when labor starts, rushes to the hospital to massage, coach breathing, and advocate for the mother for as long as it takes. Postpartum doulas help families in the first weeks home.
Estimate; mostly self-employed and paid per birth ($800-$2,500).
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. Short doula training and certification (DONA or similar); no degree required.
Ways in: Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing faster than average. Growing as Medicaid in many states begins covering doulas.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps can teach birth basics, but staying beside someone through labor for hours is the whole job and stays human.
Classes: Child development, Psychology, Health science CTE, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9099.
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