Global Muslim Birthworkers

This is a growing list of some of the amazing Muslim women out there working as midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, childbirth educators, and more. I started this list as a tool to help Muslim mothers and families identify women who see birth through a spiritual and religious lens. Please email me at krystina@barakabirth.com if you would like to be included.

General resources:

• United Muslim Midwives

Doula Trainings:

• AMANI Birth

• Nakhlah Childbirth International

• International Center for Traditional Childbearing

Australia

Sydney

• Asima Bajkovec, Bushra Birthing Doula Services

• Aisha Smith, Childbirth Doula at Your Baby & Birth

Canada

Alberta

• Erin Shadid, Childbirth Doula at Sakina Birth

British Columbia

• Tahia Ahmed, Childbirth Doula at Birth & Body (Victoria)

Calgary

• Justina Grado, Childbirth Doula at One Village Doula Services

East Missisauga/Etobicoke

• Daina Nestick, Registered Midwife, East Missisauga Midwives

Edmonton

• Noor Iqbal, Handwork Doulas, DONA trained birth doula

• Jessica Malacarne, (780) 340-0320, Birthing Flower

London

• Kierra Emond-Galan, The Muslim Doula, full spectrum birth doula services

Toronto

• Sadaf Ahmed, DONA trained birth doula (currently not practicing but available to answer questions)

Ontario

• Hira Khan, DONA trained childbirth doula at pureBalance Wellness Center

• Asma Rahman, Ruh Doula Care, Doula Canada trained birth and postpartum doula, childbirth education and birth, newborn, and family photographer. Serving west GTA (Peel and Halton Region) and West Toronto). Find her on IG, Facebook, and by email is asma@ruhdoulacare.ca.

Ottowa

• Khadijah Boulaftali, Midwife, The Midwifery Collective of Ottowa

Vancouver

• Shagufta Pasta, Childbirth Doula, shagufta.pasta@gmail.com

Egypt

See Aisha Alhajjar's excellent directory of birthworkers across the Middle East.

Alexandria

• Dr. Hanaa Mohamed Kassem, Bradley Method Educator, OBGYN, natural birth proponent

Cairo

• Check out the Nun Center in Zamalek, Cairo, for prenatal massage and doula references

• Rena Sassi, Doula and Homeopath at Sukuun Holistics

• Dr. Rania Hosny Tomerak, pediatrician and certified lactation consultant, +20 106 676 4802

India

• Ayisha Chandni, Chennai, Founder of The Mother's Club, Managing Trustee of Hidayah Welfare Trust for Women, Lactation Professional (Aspiring IBCLC), CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator, ICEA Certified Birth Doula in Training, Certified Dunstan Baby Language Educator, Infant & Young Child Feeding Specialist, Aspiring Aalimah

Kuwait

See Aisha Alhajjar's excellent directory of birthworkers across the Middle East.

• Sofia Lazar, DONA trained birth doula.

• Also see: BirthKuwait

Malaysia

• Jaye Chan, Gentle Birth Malaysia, childbirth education, Penang

• Nadine Ghows, My Gentle Beginnings, HypnoBirthing and lactation consulting

• Hanz Jamaludin, www.naturalloft.com, childbirth educator, lactation counselor, Kuala Lumpur

Mexico

• Mariam Farah Cruz Aguilar, childbirth doula, childbirth educator, lactation consultant, Phone: +52 1 55 1388 9560, Mexico City

Saudi Arabia

See Aisha Alhajjar's excellent directory of birthworkers across the Middle East.

• Aisha al-Hajjar, AMANI Birth® Founder, Natural Childbirth Educator/Lecturer/Trainer/Doula, Midwifery apprentice, Breastfeeding Mother and Educator, Riyadh. See her blog at Saudi Birth Story.

• Hind Adeagbo, birth doula, lactation consultant, prenatal fitness instructor at Learning to Grow, Riyadh

• Sumrana Tazeen, Chidbirth Doula and Breastfeeding Counselor, Jeddah Mothering

Senegal

• Hajja Latifah Abd-Hamid, Childbirth Doula, birthinginsacredtraditions@gmail.com

Singapore

• Nur Hanani Surani, CD DONA, Yaqyn Birth

• Fadillah Yusope, Childbirth Doula, Paramedic with Midwifery training, at Birth Maia

South Africa

• Zaahida Joel, Islamic Scholar, Certified Birth Doula, ICEA trained Childbirth Educator, Aromatherapist-in-training, hello@zaahidajoel.com

• Sadiyah Sayed, Childbirth Doula, 0718718282 /0118302976, Johannesburg to Pretoria

Spain

• Saida Aguilar, Childbirth Doula, Lactation Consultant, Naturopath in Granada at Holistic Doula (and on Facebook).

Sweden

• Louise Adamson, Childbirth Doula, 0046 793 414838, louiseinsweden@gmail.com (Stockholm)

United Kingdom

London

• Laura Blizzard, Childbirth Doula, speaks Turkish

• Doula Oorooj, Childbirth Doula

United States

California

• Nethal Abdul-Mu’min, Childbirth Doula (SF Bay Area)

• Halima Nalo Afi, Licensed Midwife (SF Bay Area) at Beautiful Signs

• Eman Azam, Childbirth and Postpartum Doula at Doula Eman (San Diego)

• Amirah Bashir, Full Spectrum Doula at Doulas by the Bay (SF Bay Area)

• Asiila Bint Garner, Childbirth Doula at Mother Maid (San Diego)

• Dania Shelton, Licensed Midwife and Doula (Nevada, Yuba, Sutter, Placer, Butte counties)

• Shannon Staloch, Licensed Midwife, lactation consultant (SF Bay Area)

Connecticut

• Saheeka Lafir, Midwife, 860-710-0274 (Eastern CT & Rhode Island)

Georgia

• Dr. Ameena Ali PhD, CDI-B/P, TN, VLM, Midwifery, Doula, Childbirth Education Services (770-870-8045)

• Asiyah D. Muhsin-Thomas, BS, LPN, CD-B/P, TM, Mother Nature's Belly

• Mahdi Health Service International, offers birth doula certification 470-236-2434 (Atlanta)

Illinois

• Ayesha Atique, Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine for fertility and pregnancy

• Noshaba Bhatti, Childbirth Doula (Chicago area)

• Alexis X, Childbirth Doula (Chicago area)

Maryland

• Farah Bekdash- Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator across MD and DC with Find Your Joyful Birth findyourjoyfulbirth.com 202-810-2569

• Alexandria Potter, Childbirth and Postpartum Doula, Heaven Beneath Your Feet (Baltimore)

Massachusetts

• Khadijah Cisse, Homebirth Midwife and Childbirth Doula at Midwife at Your Doorstep (Boston, North Shore)

• Na'imah Muhammad, Doula and Consulting Hypnotist at New Life Horizons Counseling, 413-221-5077 (Amherst)

Michigan

• Taylor Amari Little, Diviner and Baby Retriever at (Un)Veiled Divine Technologies (Detroit, Traveling, Virtual)

Minnesota

• Mummie al-Amin, Childbirth Doula at Everyday Miracles

• Shamsa Idle, Childbirth Doula, Registered Nurse, midwife, at Everyday Miracles

New Jersey

• Afshan Abbasi, Childbirth Doula at A Higher Calling Doula Care

• Evana Cooper, Evana Births

• Krystina Derrickson, Baraka Birth (you're on it!)

• Hajja Latifah Abd-Hamid, Childbirth Doula, birthinginsacredtraditions@gmail.com

New York

• Robina Khalid, Certified Midwife, Small Things Grow

• Nuranisa Rae, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nur Midwifery

• Farrah Sutriono, Childbirth Doula at Bronx Doulas

• Sorayya Kassamali Rickicki, Licensed Midwife, CM, IBCLC, Taarab Birth & Midwifery

Oregon

• Shafia M. Monroe, Mother, Public Health Midwife, Doula Trainer, Childbirth Educator, www.shafiamonroe.com

Pennsylvania

• Hanan Abdul-Hameed, This Woman’s Work, Doula, greater Philadelphia, 267-345-6615.

• Fatimah Adekola, Legacy of the Womb Doula Healing Arts, Certified Doula, Certified Postpartum Doula, Registered Yoga Instructor, Certified Breathologist serving the Philadelphia area, (215) 626-8938.

• Krystina Derrickson, Baraka Birth (you're on it!)

• L. Sadiqah Hauber, A Doula For Ummi, (215) 834-1774

• Bahjah Muhammad, Childbirth and Postpartum Doula, early childhood education specialist (Baltimore) Instagram: @rebuildingthevillage, (215) 917-5046

• Noura Quayson, RN and Childbirth Doula, 215-301-1699 (Montgomery County Area)

Rhode Island

• Noor Al Hayaa Traditional Medicine, postpartum doula support, 401-332-9007 

Texas

• Amber Bhatti, Childbirth Doula at Cherished Beginnings

• Alice Byrd-Hanner, IBCLC, RN, CCE, lactation consultant at Babies Express LLC

• Nikki Shaheed, DONA certified doula, Birthing From Within mentor at Birthing From Within San Antonio, 210-800-2070

• Adilah Yelton, Childbirth Doula, Houston

Virginia

• Jaida McCoy-Brent, Childbirth Doula at Sunna Support Birthing Services, Richmond.

Washington D.C. Metro Area (Maryland, Northern Virginia)

• Fatima Abdullah, Childbirth Doula at Fatimah’s Birth Oasis, 571-242-4346, fatima.esam@gmail.com.

• Farah Bekdash, Birth Doula, 857-413-7776

• Muneera Fontaine, Childbirth Doula at Peaceful Earth Graceful Birth Services, 202-297-2722

• Malika Hook Muhammad, Childbirth Doula at The DC Doula, 202-630-HOOK (4665)

• Jessica L. Liu-Kebaili, licensed massage therapist and childbirth doula at The Kneading Doula, 240-535-6153. 10% discount to anyone who mentions that they came across Jessica through Baraka Birth!

• Chelsea Stevenson, Birth Under Wraps, Postpartum Doula and Childbirth Educator

Washington State

• Faisa Farole, Midwife, 206-683-8167 (Seattle).

• Mahdiyah Asiya Shoot, Childbirth Doula, herbalist and message therapist, Facebook (Seattle)