The study was realized on the basis of a special questionnaire developed by the author. The survey was conducted in places with a dense population of the Lipovans in the Republic of Moldova. Childbirth rituals, consisting of three stages (prenatal, birth and postnatal) are associated with the moments of transition. The objects of the transition are the woman in labor and the infant. In traditional culture, childbirth is perceived as an analogue of death, associated with danger and ritual impurity. A woman in labor has a dual meaning: a being that contains the potential for reproduction and, at the same time, entails a threat that lies in the sphere of the other world. Indirectly, the midwife, who is the conductor between this world and the other world, is also involved in this. Up to now, the Lipovans are distinguished by the isolation of mother and baby after childbirth until a special prayer. The existing idea of the “impurity” of the unbaptized infant determined a specific behavior towards him: he could not be placed in a cradle before baptism, be hung a cross around the neck, be put a shirt or a belt on (this can be observed even today). Rites of passage, in traditional culture, are seen as tools for maintaining social order in a community.