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/ˈduːlə/ · noun
A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth..
The function of the doula varies in different cultures from a little help here and there to complete succoring, including bathing, cooking, carrying, and feeding. Whatever the doula does, however, is less important than the fact that she is there.
Rebekah Rosler, a therapist and doula, decided to leave, even though her family history in New York goes back to the 1870s, she said.
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Doula means A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth..
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The function of the doula varies in different cultures from a little help here and there to complete succoring, including bathing, cooking, carrying, and feeding. Whatever the doula does, however, is less important than the fact that she is there.
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