Named Groups

Doulas

Trained lay women who provide emotional and/or physical support during obstetric labor and the postpartum period for mothers and their partners.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Trained lay women who provide emotional and/or physical support during obstetric labor and the postpartum period for mothers and their partners.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Doula
  • Labor Coach
  • Labor Coaches
  • Coach, Labor
  • Coaches, Labor

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2011

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Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.526.485.345w
  2. N02.360.338w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Doulas. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059037. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059037
  2. Doulas. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doula
  3. Doulas. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749813