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From Storknet.com

Doula

A doula will not deliver your baby, but she can help you cope with your labor. Basically, a doula is a private labor coach, who will stay by a woman's side for the entire time that she is in labor.

Studies have found that women attended by doulas have shorter labors, fewer complications, and fewer problems with their baby. Doulas do not take the place of a woman's partner, but they are there to help both members of the couple get through labor with a minimum of stress."