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doula
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[ˈduːlə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person, one typically without formal obstetric training, who is employed to provide guidance and support to a pregnant woman during labour
(e.g: from admission through delivery, a doula stayed at her assigned patient's side)
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Origin
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1960s: modern Greek, from Greek doulē ‘female slave’
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