单词 | labour coach |
释义 | > as lemmaslabour coach labour coach n. chiefly U.S. a person (often the father of the child or a friend or relative of the mother) who gives emotional support and practical help to a woman during childbirth; cf. doula n. ΚΠ 1964 De Moines (Iowa) Reg. 4 July 6/1 Husbands make fine ‘labor coaches’ when their wives are giving birth to a child. 1983 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 83 68/2 Pregnant teens are encouraged to bring a special friend or relative who will become a labor coach or support person during labor and delivery. 2002 P. Vincent Baby Catcher ii. 55 She attended many births as a labor coach, a person we now call a doula, and soon she was catching babies on her own. < as lemmas |
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