doula

Etymology
Borrowed from, from. Popularized by American anthropologist in the 1973 book The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding, where the word is credited to Eleni Rassias.

Noun

 * 1) A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.
 * 2) A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care.
 * 1) A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care.
 * 1) A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care.
 * 1) A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 臨產特護, 臨產伴娘
 * Czech:
 * Faroese: nærkona
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Doula
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Malay: pembantu bidan
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: doula
 * Ukrainian: доула
 * Vietnamese:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: saattohoitaja
 * French:

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) doula woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth

Noun

 * 1) floor

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  woman who advises, accompanies and provides non-clinical assistance (physical, emotional, etc.) to pregnant women, before, during and after childbirth