Definition of doula
: a woman experienced in childbirth who provides advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and just after childbirth
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Direct support, like volunteering as a clinic escort or defender, or organizing with the clinic to develop an abortion doula service are two possibilities.
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The most common method is capsules prepared by doulas or midwives, according to Young. _
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In February, Gossip Girl himself Penn Badgley got surprise married to Domino Kirke, a doula and sister of actresses Jemima and Lola, at a courthouse in Brooklyn (how Dan of him).
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Kirke is a musician who also works as a doula and birth educator.
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Penn and Domino, who is both a singer and a doula, followed up their February courthouse wedding with a full-blown celebration on Saturday, June 24.
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In fact, after about 24 hours of unmedicated labor, her doula made a suggestion.
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A patient can also hire her own midwife or doula, someone trained to assist pregnant women.
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Badu, who has helped deliver babies as a doula, became a spokeswoman for the International Center for Traditional Childbearing in 2010.
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Origin and Etymology of doula
Modern Greek, female helper, maidservant, from Greek doulē female slave
DOULA Defined for English Language Learners
doula
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medical : a woman whose job is to give advice and comfort to a woman who is giving birth
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doula
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: a woman experienced in childbirth who provides advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and just after childbirth
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