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doula

[ doo-luh ]

noun

  1. a woman who assists women during labor and after childbirth.
  2. a professional who provides support and assistance to individuals or families, especially during a medical or emotional crisis (used in combination):

    death doulas who offer comfort and companionship to dying patients.



doula

/ ˈduːlə /

noun

  1. a woman who is trained to provide support to women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth, and the period of time following the birth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doula1

First recorded in 1975–80; from Modern Greek: literally, “female servant”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of doula1

C20: from Greek doule female slave
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Example Sentences

Increasing access to doula support and patient navigator programs could also be useful supports, Mokashi said.

It would also alert Californians to doula services and other programs intended to support people before, during and after birth.

It was a typically busy afternoon for Luna, a doula and reproductive care activist in a state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the nation.

Luna is a full-spectrum doula, aiding in births as well as abortions.

Penny Simkin, a childbirth educator and author who was often described as the “mother of the doula movement,” died on April 11 at her home in Seattle.

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