resources for muslim families

Egypt

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

• Khadija Ben Said, Doula, Cairo instagram.com/khadija_the_doula

• Alia Khalil, Postpartum Doula, Cairo, Your Postpartum Doula

• Engy Mohsen, Doula, instagram.com/engyy

• Rena Sassi, Doula and Homeopath at Sukuun Holistics

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

• Sumaia Yehia, Doula and Pre/Postnatal Trainer, instagram.com/sumaiayehia

Senegal

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

South Africa

• Al-Nakhla Maternity Centre

• 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

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

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

Singapore

• Nur Hanani Surani, CD DONA, Yaqyn Birth

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

Muslim Doula Directory

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)

• Ummah Maternal, Doula Collective

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

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

• Mother Shaheda, Midwife and Breastfeeding Specialist. Online breastfeeding trainings.

Mexico

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

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

Kuwait

• Sofia Lazar, DONA trained birth doula.

• Also see: BirthKuwait

Qatar

• Midwife Meriem, Midwife and HypnoBirthing Educator, Doha, instagram.com/sweetbirth.qa

Saudi Arabia

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

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

United Arab Emirates

• Deena Faheem, Doula and Breastfeeding Educator, instagram.com/beginnings_in_bliss

California

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

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

• Veida Nelofar Bassam, Doula, Bay Area, Rahmah Births

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

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

• Imane Keylani, Doula, Rawh & Rayhan, Bay Area

• Rahmah Roots, Bay Area Muslim perinatal professionals directory

• 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)

Delaware

• Aisha al-Hajjar, Midwife and AMANI Birth® Founder, Natural Childbirth Educator

Florida

• Layali Etayem, Midwife and Doula, Miami, instagram.com/nourishherbirthervices

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

• Lana Abushaheen, Doula, Chicago, Salam Birth Services

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

• Noshaba Bhatti, Childbirth Doula, Chicago area, Coastal Crescent Doula Services

• Shannon Costa, Doula, Chicago

• 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

• Humaira Khan, Detroit, Birth Duniya Doula Services

• 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!)

• Anisah Haqq, Doula, Anisah’s Natural Living

• 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

• Maryam: Reproductive Health + Wellness

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

North Carolina

• Sobia Zehri, Postpartum and Infant Care Doula

Ohio

• Malika MW, Birth and Postpartum Doula, Precious Pearls Birthing

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

• Amatullah Felicia McMullen CPM, Trusting Hands Midwifery, Philadelphia

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

• Kimberly Muhammad, Doula and Prenatal Yoga, Bedside Birthwork, Philadelphia

• Najlah Muhammad, Midwife and Educator, Maryams Womb, Lehigh Valley

• 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

• Ibu Adilah, Midwife at Tulip Midwifery, Malay Postpartum Treatments in Houston

• Nethal Abdul-Mu’min, Midwife in Austin

• Amber Bhatti, Childbirth Doula at Cherished Beginnings

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

• Hemrish Chirwa, Doula, Dallas, instagram.com/mamaniyaa.thebirthworker

• 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 Oasis Birth Doula, 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)

• Hannan Saeed, Doula, Seattle, Sakina & Co