Doula & Midwife Malpractice:

It is the call every birth worker dreads. The heartbeat stops. The baby is born sleeping. In the grief that […]

You told the mom the latch looked “great” and to “trust her body.” Three days later, the baby is readmitted

Labor is moving fast. The partner is too panicked to drive. You say, “Hop in my car, I’ll take you.”

You processed the placenta in your kitchen, dehydrated it, and gave the pills to the mom. Three days later, she’s

You had the flu, so you sent your trusted backup. The backup slept through her phone ringing. The dad had

The plan was for Grandma to watch the toddler, but Grandma got the flu. You, the Doula, stepped in to

You were hired for night shifts and meal prep. The mom seemed tired—normal, right? Two weeks after your contract ended,

The baby is perfect—Apgars of 9 and 9. But the mother is suing you for “Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress,”

You wanted to be helpful because the midwife was stuck in traffic, so you put on gloves and checked the

The ambulance finally pulled away with your client, sirens wailing, leaving you standing on the porch with a sinking feeling