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.
Sydney
Asima Bajkovec, Bushra Birthing Doula Services
Aisha Smith, Childbirth Doula at Your Baby & Birth
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
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
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
See Aisha Alhajjar's excellent directory of birthworkers across the Middle East.
Sofia Lazar, DONA trained birth doula.
Also see: BirthKuwait
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
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.
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
Hajja Latifah Abd-Hamid, Childbirth Doula, birthinginsacredtraditions@gmail.com
Nur Hanani Surani, CD DONA, Yaqyn Birth
Fadillah Yusope, Childbirth Doula, Paramedic with Midwifery training, at Birth Maia
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
Saida Aguilar, Childbirth Doula, Lactation Consultant, Naturopath in Granada at Holistic Doula (and on Facebook).
Louise Adamson, Childbirth Doula, 0046 793 414838, louiseinsweden@gmail.com (Stockholm)
London
Laura Blizzard, Childbirth Doula, speaks Turkish
Doula Oorooj, Childbirth Doula
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 Hayat, Sacred Roots Shifa, Postpartum and Bereavement Ceremonies
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)