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Doulas 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 inco
by brimble 5y ago
Doulas 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.