In this episode we chat to Amy (AKA Doula Alqabalia) about her work as a muslim doula:
"Amy has been doula-ing for a few years; supporting women during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period.
On the back of the pandemic, following the birth of her third baby, she decided to train officially as a doula and enrolled on the ‘Side By Side’ course with Leila Baker.
Since then, she has been actively involved with all things birth and birthwork and even has her own Podcast channel; ‘Muslim Birthworld’ in which she explores Islamic perspectives of birth, lifestyle, shares interviews and reviews weekly clubhouse themes.
She hosts the clubhouse group every Thursday at 1pm; ‘Diversity Birth World’, for birthworkers, pregnant mamas and mamas to be. The group is closed to members only (to maintain confidentiality) and promotes cultural awareness and competency. It is a safe space for everyone to bring and/or share their questions, concerns and experiences.
Alongside home-educating her children and running another small business (Sunnah Shifa), Amy also volunteers for Doulas Without Borders on the social media and campaigns team, for AIMS as a social media co-ordinator and for her local MNVP. "
Check out Amy's work here:
Website: https://doulaalqabalia.com
Sunnah Shifa Store: https://sunnahshifa.com
Clubhouse: https://www.clubhouse.com/club/diversity-doulas
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/muslim-birthwork-with-doula-alqabalia/id1610910364