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doula (do̵̅o̅′lə)

noun

a woman trained to give nonmedical assistance to a woman during labor, providing emotional and physical support throughout the process of childbirth

Etymology: < ModGr, female servant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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