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The Power of Birth Story Telling

Written By: Fajr Dawn Peters Birth stories are as unique as the women who experience them. While sharing these stories can be very personal, their impact resonates beyond the storyteller. There’s a wealth of benefits for both the speaker and the listener. Creating Connection and Community Birth is a universal experience, yet no two women’s journeys are the same. Sharing birth stories gives women the opportunity to connect and bond around the shared experience of childbirth. The exchange of birth stories can enrich the community and add to collective knowledge. Processing and Promoting Healing Birth is transformative, but it’s not [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2024-11-24T06:53:05+00:00Tags: BirthStories, Doulas|20 Comments

Self-Care for New Moms: Because You Matter Too!

Written By: Nabira Safiullah Hey, mama! Becoming a new mom is a whirlwind of emotions, sleepless nights, and endless joy. But amidst all the love and excitement, it's easy to forget one crucial thing: taking care of YOU. Why Self-Care Matters? "You can't pour from an empty cup." Caring for a tiny human is exhausting. Physical recovery from childbirth, breastfeeding, and constant wake-ups can leave you drained. Add emotional stress, and you're running on fumes. Self-care helps recharge your batteries, ensuring you can show up fully for your baby. "Taking care of yourself doesn't mean me first, it means me [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2024-11-24T06:53:15+00:0021 Comments

Birth Consumerism & Preferences

Written By: Anisah Abdullah Creating Your Birth Plan: Empowering Your Ideal Birth Experience Creating a birth plan isn’t just about listing preferences – it’s an empowering way to embrace the journey of giving birth with intention, clarity, and confidence. Your birth is a unique moment, and having a well-thought-out plan helps ensure that everyone on your care team knows what matters most to you, so you feel safe, supported, and truly respected on this journey. Speaking Up for Your Birth Wishes Having open conversations with your care team about your birth wishes is key. Don’t hesitate to discuss your ideas [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2024-11-24T06:53:24+00:00Tags: Birth Plan, Childbirth Education, Informed Decisions|22 Comments

All That Matters Is A Healthy Baby

Written By: Hira Hassan How many times have we heard this from family members and care providers? "What matters is a healthy baby." It really breaks my heart. The shocking part is that even the mother thinks that this is the normal way to analyze her birth experience. What results from this mindset is unaddressed postpartum depression and traumas. We have been trained to be 'good girls' to such an extent that it's considered disrespectful to voice out our opinions and say, "No." From what I've observed, a care provider's definition of a 'good patient' is unfortunately associated with how [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2024-11-06T08:33:02+00:00Tags: AMANI Birth, Childbirth Education, Maternal Health Care System, Mothers&Babies|22 Comments

The Importance of Having a Fluid Birth Plan

Written By: Faheema Mohammed As an AMANI doula and childbirth educator, I teach and explain to expectant couples the importance of meticulously crafting a birth plan to state their birth wishes. However, the unpredictable nature of labor can render even the most well-thought-out plans obsolete. Even though, through childbirth classes and birth coaching the idea of a birth plan as a fluid document is discussed. The core understanding of birth plan fluidity becomes paramount as expectant couples attempt to navigate the intricacies of labor, where each contraction may herald in a new twist in their birth narrative. Let’s remember, labor [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2024-10-22T07:44:26+00:00Tags: Birth Plan, Childbirth Education, Informed Decisions|16 Comments

A Pregnant Journey

Written By: Fajr Dawn Peters I'm expecting! I am filled with excitement and anticipation of what this new addition could mean. Through all my thoughts and emotions, a fact I know deeply comes to the surface: 'I have to prepare.' Having had six children before, I know that knowledge is power and preparation is key. I must make informed, thoughtful choices because these choices impact outcomes; failing to make a choice is in itself a choice. I've chosen my provider, Aisha al-Hajjar, a wonderful midwife, mashaAllah, that I had been blessed to work with before. The role of the provider [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2024-11-05T23:32:32+00:00Tags: AMANI Birth, AMANI Birth Changing Lives, AMANI Birth Doula, Doulas, Informed Decisions|17 Comments

A Doctor’s Letter to Pregnant Mamas

Mubashira Abdur Raqeeb, M.D, shares some thought provoking reflections while being on the training journey with AMANI Birth: Allah has created the human body in the most perfect design, to birth and feed, so we must trust HIS design. Although birth is not without risk, Allah has provided many safety nets. Modern medicine, although many times working with good intention, tends to be a case of too much, too soon. No medicine has been proven completely safe for pregnancy, and pain can be managed naturally instead of opting for drugs. Many practices in modern medicine have had absurd origins (for [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2022-08-05T15:40:01+00:0012 Comments

Filling Gaps in the Muslim Birth World

This week, Sarah Abugosh, shares the history of AMANI Birth's inception in her own words, and adds further regarding the importance of the organization's work and its necessity for the Muslim Ummah at large: Tell a brief history of how the AMANI Birth program came to be? AMANI birth came to be out of necessity, due to lack of natural birth advocacy and awareness in the Middle Eastern Region especially, as well as all around the Arab and Islamic world. Unfortunately, as our founder, Aisha Al Hajjar, has experienced during her time living (and giving birth) in Egypt and then [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2022-08-05T15:40:36+00:00Tags: AMANI Birth CBE, Feedback, Natural Childbirth|6 Comments

Book Review: AMANI Birth

Dania Shahzad talks about her takeaways after reading the AMANI Birth book, authored by Aisha Al Hajjar: "The book was definitely very informative with a beautiful Islamic perspective on how to prepare to birth naturally. I never thought how birth and our Islamic teachings could combine so well to give a strong message about trusting the design of Allah to birth naturally. I would definitely recommend it to expecting mothers because it is very comprehensive and the approach is holistic. The most profound thing I learned and that stuck with me is how important it is to go through good [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2022-08-05T15:53:24+00:00Tags: Book reviews, Feedback, Testimonials|4 Comments

Stories Of Inspiration & Empowerment: AMANI Birth Changing Lives Series

REVIVAL OF MY MOTHERHOOD - A BIRTH STORY Written By: Umm Aaqib بسم اللّٰہ الرحمن الرحيم Let's start this from the beginning... A woman's role as a mother is a highly-regarded, as well as an under-appreciated one; all at the same time. In this flawed world, we verbally admit the virtues of a mother, while disregarding her instincts and choices right from the time she conceives. Pregnancy is no longer treated as a natural process of propagation of the human race. It has become a new profitable industry, which is the result of "fake" modernization of medical industries. With two previous [...]

Sumreen Wasiq2024-10-15T07:45:17+00:00Tags: AMANI Birth Doula, Childbirth Education, Informed Pregnancy, Natural Childbirth, Stories Of Inspiration. Stories Of Empowerment|2 Comments

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