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doula

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈduːlə/Part of speech nounSorted adlouStarts with DEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word
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  1. A trained support person who helps someone during pregnancy, birth, or postpartum care.

Word origin

Borrowed from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”), from Ancient Greek δούλη (doúlē, “female slave”). Popularized by the American anthropologist Dana Raphael in the book The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding (1973), where the word is credited to Eleni Rassias.

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  • 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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