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Why are doulas called doulas?

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MightyAphrodite · 04/03/2010 20:04

Why are doulas called doulas? It means slave girl in Greek. I was just wondering....

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Guadalupe · 04/03/2010 20:06

I thought it was a woman who serves rather than a slave.

MrsJamin · 04/03/2010 20:23

explanation from wikipedia

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