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? asked in Pregnancy & ParentingPregnancy · 1 decade ago

What do they call the volunteer who helps mothers with childbirth?

I believe they call them duella? Not a midwife. Its Spanish

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  • BFS
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    "Midwife" is the term you are looking for.

  • 1 decade ago
  • 1 decade ago

    the doula isnt a volunteer. the doulas charge. but yes i believe ur on the right track. midwives help as well but if ur looking for a spanish word then ur correct its doula.

    good luck!!!!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Why are you even asking this? of direction childbirth hurts!! you will by no ability, ever bypass with the aid of something this painful on your life! you're able to desire to be in a motor vehicle twist of fate, ruin the two your legs and a pair of ribs and not additionally be close to to the quantity of discomfort which you would be in on a similar time as giving delivery to a baby. Age has no longer something to do with it. It hurts no count what age you're. i grew to become into in hard artwork for 26 hours and it wasn't relaxing in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it grew to become into properly worth it. you're making it much less painful by giving delivery in a wellness midsection so as that they are able to offer you drugs and/or an epidural to dam the discomfort. do no longer permit the discomfort deter you although. I gave delivery basically over 9 weeks in the past and that's the main painful, life changing journey ever. i might do it yet returned in a 2nd. If the only way i could desire to shop my son may be to bypass with the aid of that quantity of discomfort on a daily basis for something of my life i might. while you're youthful although i might evaluate a heck of lots extra issues than basically discomfort. you're able to desire to enhance the toddler and pay for issues you be conscious of. that's not uncomplicated in any respect.

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  • 1 decade ago

    They aren't "volunteers" in any way..lol, my friend had one and it cost a fortune!!!! I think they are called a doula.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is called a doula.

  • Some of the women on 'Birth Day' use duella's they are actually quite helpful. I think you answered your own question honey! xx

  • 1 decade ago

    yep... but they usually aren't volunteers and charge a pretty penny!

    doula** i think.

  • 1 decade ago

    a doula

  • 1 decade ago

    doula

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