> Maybe you're thinking of doulas? Yes, that's right -- sorry for the mix up. > If so, New York indicated doulas wouldn't be counted as visitors, but essentia

> Maybe you're thinking of doulas? Yes, that's right -- sorry for the mix up. > If so, New York indicated doulas wouldn't be counted as visitors, but essential healthcare staff Thanks for sharing, but that's seemingly not the policy in the actual hospitals that I can see. From NYU Langone's visitor policy (https://nyulangone.org/patient-family-support/visiting-hours https://nyulangone.org/patient-family-support/visiting-hours): > Labor and delivery patients are permitted one visitor throughout the labor, delivery, and postpartum period, which can include a partner, family member, doula, or other support person. The visitor cannot be rotated. It seems like there is no option to have both a doula and the father present. I honestly have no idea if we would even use a doula--I've done approximately zero research into them at this point--but it's a pretty hard choice to make at the moment.