doula

Meaning

Noun

  • A trained support person, who usually has doula training, who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant person or couple before, during or after childbirth.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Greek δούλα ("servant-woman"), from Ancient Greek δούλη ("female slave").

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