monitrice
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monitrice
[mon´ĭ-trēs]a trained individual who supports women in labor using the psychoprophylaxis method of prepared childbirth.
monitrice
[mon′itris]
Etymology: Fr, female instructor
a labor coach, usually a registered nurse, who provides emotional support and leads the mother through labor and delivery.
monitrice
(mŏn′ĭ-trĭs) [Fr. female, instructor]In the Lamaze technique of childbearing, a labor coach or doula.