Doula vs staff midwife

The differences between doulas and staff midwives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a staff midwife has an average salary of $57,758, which is higher than the $51,691 average annual salary of a doula.

The top three skills for a doula include childbirth education, patients and emotional support. The most important skills for a staff midwife are delivery room, vital signs, and OB.

Doula vs staff midwife overview

	Doula	Staff Midwife
Yearly salary	$51,691	$57,758
Hourly rate	$24.85	$27.77
Growth rate	-	6%
Number of jobs	67	68,810
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	42	40
Years of experience	-	4

Doula vs staff midwife salary

Doulas and staff midwives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Doula	Staff Midwife
Average salary	$51,691	$57,758
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $108,000	Between $29,000 And $112,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between doula and staff midwife education

There are a few differences between a doula and a staff midwife in terms of educational background:

	Doula	Staff Midwife
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	Duke University

Doula vs staff midwife demographics

Here are the differences between doulas' and staff midwives' demographics:

	Doula	Staff Midwife
Average age	42	40
Gender ratio	Male, 5.7% Female, 94.3%	Male, 6.9% Female, 93.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 6.7% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% Asian, 8.3% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	6%	10%

Differences between doula and staff midwife duties and responsibilities

Doula example responsibilities.

Freelance henna tattoo artist; can draw free hand designs or use stencils.
Market and advertise services via flyers, business cards, Facebook, etc.
Provide in-patient counseling and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families.
Train in cross-contamination and CPR.
Update online website and Facebook.
Certify in blood-borne pathogens, basic first aid, and CPR.

Staff midwife example responsibilities.

Full scope CNM care for busy manage healthcare facility and hospital.
Conduct individual and small group treatment sessions, fabricate and monitor adaptive equipment; supervise ADL programs.
Full scope midwifery and well women gynecology
Provide full-scope midwifery services within a large medical group and interdisciplinary practice.
Monitor and administer medications, injections and intravenous infusions during labour using the knowledge of drug and pain assessment.
Monitor and administer medications, injections and intravenous infusions during labour using the knowledge of drug and pain assessment.

Doula vs staff midwife skills

Common doula skills

Childbirth Education, 23%
Patients, 18%
Emotional Support, 8%
Doulas, 7%
Physical Support, 6%
Informational Support, 5%

Common staff midwife skills

Delivery Room, 36%
Vital Signs, 27%
OB, 21%
Midwifery, 10%
Medical History, 7%

Updated January 8, 2025

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