What is the name of....

Question

the person who take care of a pregnant women, it's like at the tip of my tongue but I just can't remember, something mother, wife, or something...Anybody?

Answer 1

Depends.  The person acting in full capacity as a doctor, but often is no more than an RN, is a midwife.  

There are also volunteers, or family friends, who act as a doula...which is a person who does the non-doctor type stuff...

back rubs, bringing cups of ice, giving emotional support, that type of thing.

Answer 2

I think you mean a midwife. They help with the birth of the baby in home births, and have some medical training. There is also something called a Doula which I understand to be the same type of thing without the medical training, and they help for a longer period of time.

Answer 3

doula

Answer 4

Midwife or Doula?

Answer 5

midwife.  

Answer 6

Midwife, doula, OB/GYN