What is a Doula?

"So what is it you do again?"
"I'm a Doula"
"A Jeweler"
"No, a Doula"
"Er, what do they do then?"
Heres an article I wrote for the Baby Sling Boutique trying to answer that very question....
http://www.thebabyslingboutique.co.uk/parenting/what-is-a-doula/