LABOR COACH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes

Synonyms:

birthing coach; doula; labor coach; monitrice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("labor coach" is a kind of...):

assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)

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