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Not in the US, I bet. The only reason I know is that I had a male co-worker whose wife was one.
by HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
Not in the US, I bet. The only reason I know is that I had a male co-worker whose wife was one.
- Kozmik1 5y agoUS Dad of 2. We had a doula for our first child, she was hugely helpful, even in a hospital birth. Highly recommend!
- brimble 5y agoDoulas are yuppie stuff in the US, mostly. Also connected with home births to a large degree, rates of interest in which I'd expect are also connected with income, to a point. I'd definitely bet most US fathers wouldn't be able to tell you what it means, though it's possible that a majority of fathers on this site know the term (I did—but then, of course I do).
- madcaptenor 5y agoI'd be interested to see how knowledge of a lot of these words breaks down by income. (I too know what a doula is; I'm not sure if I knew this before my partner was pregnant. We did not use a doula, but we're of the class of people who at least think about it.)
- brimble 5y agoOh man, this exact thing but for income brackets would be fascinating.
- pmarreck 5y agoNew father of a 7 month old here (at the tender age of 49 no less). We used a doula, but only as a support person (I believe in medical advances, hah) and she was fantastic for that role.
- madcaptenor 5y agoI am 38 and so much more tired from doing this than I would have if I were ten years younger. Not sure how I could do it if I were ten years older.
- pbhjpbhj 5y agoI'm in the UK and I'd associate doulas with hippies more than yuppies, might just be me though.
- tzs 5y agoThere was a doula on a 2004 episode of "Frasier" [1] which is probably where I learned the word. [1] http://www.kacl780.net/frasier/transcripts/season_11/episode_18/match_game.html http://www.kacl780.net/frasier/transcripts/season_11/episode...
- tablespoon 5y ago>> I think most dads would know what a doula is > Not in the US, I bet. The only reason I know is that I had a male co-worker whose wife was one. Yeah, I also feel the term and role could be very subculture-specific, and mainly limited to urban, very-liberal women interested in "wellness." I've seen the term given brief treatment in some new parent books, but I would not have registered it if I hadn't already had some familiarity.
- hiptobecubic 5y agoOn the one hand, it's funny that you put "wellness" in scare quotes, but on the other hand my wife is into "wellness" and I absolutely get it.