For this article, I'm solely focusing on what my community calls the "birth professional" or "birth worker." A blanket term, "birth worker" is used a lot in Orange County to refer to someone who supports families around the time of labor & birth. The most obvious roles under this umbrella include doulas & midwives, who actually attend births. However, a birth worker could also be someone who teaches childbirth education. It could be someone who hosts babywearing support group