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Doulas and Midwives in the Current Birthing Landscape

There is a massive movement in the current birth culture that is sweeping across the gulf and the south Asian countries, and is giving birth to the need, the recognition and the licensing of professional and autonomous midwifery. The changes are happening swiftly all over and with this there is a rising need for childbirth education. With the updated international guidelines concerning various birth related outcomes, the medical birth professionals are now ready to explore the non-medical perspective and its impact in the birthing world. They are ready to embrace the existence of the role of childbirth educators and the [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2025-06-24T07:20:02+00:000 Comments

Stories Of Inspiration And Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series

Read Part I Of The Series Here: Stories Of Inspiration And Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series Part II: Profile: Wahiba Naeem Natural birth experience: I found out I was pregnant with my second, seven months after the birth of my first child. I must admit though, that I was petrified after my first experience. However, I was in a different country this time around. Taking a lesson from my first experience, I started walking since the beginning of my 3rd trimester for an hour to an hour and a half at least 3-4 days a week outside the house. [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2020-05-15T12:39:58+00:00Tags: AMANI Birth, AMANI Birth Changing Lives, AMANI Birth Doula, Autonomous Birth, BirthStories|1 Comment

Stories Of Inspiration And Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series

Profile: Wahiba Naeem Themes occurring in the birth story: Epidural vs Natural birth experience Advantages of having a Doula/support person(s) Things I did that I believed would help during my birthing experience The physical and emotional tolls of Epidural and the cascade of interventions that follow Pregnancy and birth is an experience of a lifetime and we all want it to be incredible. Who doesn't? Yet if we are not well prepared or do not have the right support, we can experience trauma like I did with my first born. And then there was the magic of natural birth with [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2023-01-29T09:55:52+00:00Tags: AMANI Birth Changing Lives, Autonomous Birth, BirthStories, Human Rights During Childbirth, Maternal Health Care System|1 Comment

What is a Doula?

DOULA services for labor/birth and the postpartum period are becoming more and more popular and well known worldwide. In fact they are becoming common-place in many developed nations such as the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, etc. Even in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Egypt there are growing numbers of doulas available, masha’Allah. However, the concept seems to be fairly new amongst the Muslim populations and in countries such as Turkey, Palestine, Pakistan and, India. All of these countries are home to AMANI Birth Doulas, alhamdulelah. In fact, AMANI affiliates [...]

Aisha Al Hajjar, MSM, BSM, LM, CPM, AMANI2024-02-04T21:05:49+00:00Tags: Doulas, Husbands|2 Comments

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Doulas and Midwives in the Current Birthing Landscape

Stories Of Inspiration And Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series

Stories Of Inspiration And Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series

What is a Doula?