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Old 12-05-2005, 09:11 PM
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Default What is a doula?

Where does the name doula come from at all? What does it stand for? It sounds kinda strange and funny to me. I assume a doula is the same as a midwife?!

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Old 12-05-2005, 09:55 PM
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Definition of Doula:

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Labor and birth Professional labor assistant, usually a woman, who provides emotional, physical and sometimes spiritual support to the laboring mother.


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