an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes
Soon Kendra bore a son, with Debbie acting as the birthing coach. The baby's birth certificate shows his last name to he an amalgamation of Bobbie's end Kendra's surnames.
Birthing coaches are the perfect models of people who can transform what potentially can be a horrendous painful event into the most beautiful experience of one's life.