A birth assistant, also known as a doula, "birth worker", "labor support person",  or "childbirth educator"  is someone other than the above who provides emotional support and general care and advice to women and families during pregnancy and childbirth.World Health Organization. 2010. Classifying health workers. URL A doula usually offers support services to the family in the weeks following the birth ("postpartum doula") and may also assist during labor and childbirth ("birth doula"). In many developing countries, a traditional birth attendant (TBA) , also known as a traditional midwife, is a person who provide basic pregnancy and birthing care and advice based primarily on experience and knowledge acquired informally through the traditions and practices of the communities where they originated. They usually have no modern health care training and are not typically subject to professional regulation.
A birth assistant, also known as a doula, "birth worker", "labor support person", "labour coach", or "childbirth educator" , is someone other than the above who provides emotional support and general care and advice to women and families during pregnancy and childbirth.World Health Organization. 2010. Classifying health workers. URL A doula usually offers support services to the family in the weeks following the birth ("postpartum doula") and may also assist during labor and childbirth ("birth doula"). In many developing countries, a traditional birth attendant , also known as a traditional midwife, is a person who provide basic pregnancy and birthing care and advice based primarily on experience and knowledge acquired informally through the traditions and practices of the communities where they originated. They usually have no modern health care training and are not typically subject to professional regulation.
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"labour coach",
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(TBA)