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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes;
[syn: labor coach, birthing coach, doula, monitrice]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

doula n 1: an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth- preparation classes [syn: labor coach, birthing coach, doula, monitrice]