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Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-03-29

Books mentioned on Selects: The Deal With Doulas

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The word doula in Ancient Greek might mean "female servant" but it's really not a great description of the 21st century job. Doulas are birth coaches who help women get through the process of childbirth as efficiently and painlessly as possible.

Josh Clark discussed The Tender Gift by Dana Raphael.

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  1. The Tender Gift

    Dana Raphael · at 4:40

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    “and that term actually started in an article in 1969 by a woman named Dana Raphael and then later on in a book in 1973 called the tender gift breastfeeding and that's when she brought this term back and said”
    Josh Clark Selects: The Deal With Doulas 2025-03-29 Listen at 4:40
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