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語源

Borrowed from Greek δούλα (doúla, “servant-woman”), from Ancient Greek δούλη (doúlē, “female slave”). Popularized by the American anthropologist Dana Raphael in the book The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding (1973), where the word is credited to Eleni Rassias.

発音

• IPA: /ˈduːlə/
• 韻: -uːlə

名詞

doula (plural doulas)

1. A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.

   Coordinate terms: midwife, nurse

   • 1973, Dana Raphael, The Tender Gift: Breastfeeding, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 24:

     The function of the doula varies in different cultures from a little help here and there to complete succoring, including bathing, cooking, carrying, and feeding. Whatever the doula does, however, is less important than the fact that she is there.

   • 2020 June 5, Alyson Krueger, “The Agonizing Question: Is New York City Worth It Anymore?”, in New York Times‎:

     Rebekah Rosler, a therapist and doula, decided to leave, even though her family history in New York goes back to the 1870s, she said.

2. A trained person who provides similar support to someone who is diagnosed with an incurable condition and is receiving end-of-life care.

Further reading

• doula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• aloud