How to Use doula in a Sentence

doula

noun
  • There’s a death doula in the show.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Schauer said his goodbyes and he and his wife were left with their death doula.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Then Hall looked around the room at the nurses and the doula.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2022
  • And the nurse and the doula were really kind of butting heads.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Death doula Leona Oceania shares the same view.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • And this is your first few weeks with your child; a doula sounds much less intrusive.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Working with a doula has been linked to less anxiety and stress.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 June 2025
  • But another type of doula has emerged -- this time at the other end of life.
    — Mackenzie Happe, CNN, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Austin is a former doula and midwife who left the field to have her own children.
    — Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Torres’ plan is among those that got doula coverage this year.
    — Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Many readers may not be aware of the services that end-of-life doulas can provide.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Not long into my doula work, my client and best friend gave birth to her stillborn daughter.
    — al.com, 2 July 2019
  • Could be anything from therapy to a support group to a doula.
    — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Some brave doula to help the world-to-come through the birth canal and to offer it an ethical path?
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Others have dropped their doulas in favor of having their partner in the room.
    — Ashley Fetters, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The doula's shifts depend on the needs of the family and the schedule of the doula.
    — Pam Skop, Parents, 15 May 2024
  • As an end-of-life doula, Neff sits with the dying and their families.
    — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 May 2018
  • Meyers, Ashe, and their doula were prepared for a short labor.
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The doula is the midwife's son, which makes for all kinds of drama—and comedy.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 June 2022
  • Nicole Kidman is training to become a death doula.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Reynolds also added her friend, doula and nurse Iva Blackburn, to the call.
    — Sara Smart, CNN, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But at home with her doula and midwife, Hosk worked through it with massage and pushing.
    — Carrie Battan, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Doyley, a professional birthing doula, didn’t want that and had been firm about it.
    — CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Doyley, a professional birthing doula, didn’t want that and had been firm about it.
    — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2026
  • While some still confuse midwives with doulas, the role of a midwife is distinct—and far from new.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
  • When Kara Craig’s father was about to die last year, Craig called a death doula.
    — Dana Oland, idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Death doulas guide people through their final life transition.
    — Ashley Abramson, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In the wake of her sudden loss, Robinson was inspired to become a doula.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Death doula Alua Arthur founded her company to help those at the end of life.
    — Arianna Huffington, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Stacey was joined during the birth by Nathan and her doula, Emily Lal.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

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