Muslim Birthwork with Doula Alqabalia – Details, episodes & analysis

Fatima shares her positive VBAC experience with us. Alhamdulillaah.

Tune in to hear how Fatima navigated her way round achieving her much wanted VBAC.

*actual recording date 22.11.22

With special guest speaker Habibah to touch and share the importance of fitness and wellness during pregnancy and beyond.

*actual recording date: 13.12.22

Habibah has trained women, muslimahs in fitness and eating habits for over 10yrs.

Expanding in pre & postpartum & NLP she guides sisters in how to create strong wellness habits in those areas with a strong connection to our deen, that is manageable for a BUSY muslimah and mum like herself.

Follow Habibah on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fitsters._?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

In this episode I review the clubhouse Diversity Doulas group from 17th March 2022 in which we discussed our safe spaces and how we can both create and support others in making them.

Why not join the clubhouse group?

https://www.clubhouse.com/join/diversity-doulas/drJsmyRn?utm_medium=ch_invite&utm_campaign=IqHuC8IDllcXwLXyhorAeA-110134

website:

https://doulaalqabalia.com

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/doula.alqabalia/

This episode reflects on the experience I had when reading a Children’s book, “The Proudest Blue”, to my children.

It focuses on how we educate and make our children (and primarily our daughters) both aware of and prepared for the challenges and discrimination they face at school; which is their first independent social experience after the home and family accompaniment.

❓How can we best prepare our youth? And ourselves?!

❓How do we fit into a society that is inherently and institutionally racist and discriminatory in so many ways?

For more information and support on how you can promote cultural awareness, competency and humility in birthwork, why not join my Clubhouse group which runs weekly on a Thursday at 1pm GMT

https://www.clubhouse.com/join/diversity-doulas/drJsmyRn?utm_medium=ch_invite&utm_campaign=IqHuC8IDllcXwLXyhorAeA-99507

And find me on Instagram:

https://doulaalqabalia.com/wp-login.php?loggedout=true&wp_lang=en_US

Website:

https://doulaalqabalia.com

As the Muslim population grows both nationally and globally, Muslim identity comes increasingly into the limelight.

❓How do we identify ourselves as Muslims?

❓How are we identified by society at large, as Muslims?

❓How, as Muslim veiled women, can we be “seen” and “heard”, without actually being seen!

Join me, Amy Doula Alqabalia, as I briefly explore this topic.

For more discussion around the issues that Muslims face feel free to join my Diversity Doulas Clubhouse group which is held every Thursday at 1-2pm GMT:

https://www.clubhouse.com/club/diversity-doulas?utm_medium=ch_club&utm_campaign=IqHuC8IDllcXwLXyhorAeA-89739

Website: https://doulaalqabalia.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doula.alqabalia/

A long awaited upload for this podcast with a very special guest speaker. (Actual recording date 31.10.22)

It gets busy when you’re deeply and actively involved in the Muslim Birthworld and it’s stories like these that make it all that bit more worthwhile.

Umm Abdillah brings us her triumphant birth story of her twin girls whom she birthed naturally, intervention free, at 40 weeks + 2 days!

Pretty much unheard of these days to reach beyond 35 weeks for a spontaneous birth with twins, let alone ‘full term’! And even rarer to hear of women birthing twins vaginally but I won’t spill the beans …

Tune in to find out how she absolutely aced her birth.

(Grab refreshments cos it’s a long one 💛)

Tune into this amazing podcast in which we are fortunate to have Lili share with us her beautiful and moving birth stories.

You may follow Lili on Instagram: @coffee.and.noor

https://instagram.com/coffee.and.noor?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Chantal Blake is a Womb Wellness Educator and Womb Steaming Therapist.

She helps women break cycles of painful periods and hormonal chaos, prepare for healthy conception, recover after birth, and raise daughters who love their periods through the tools of body literacy, cycle syncing, and traditional self-care.

Chantal is also a wife and mother of three and has lived around the world for more than a decade. You can follow her work online on Instagram and Facebook at @honouredwomb.

Follow Honoured Womb for upcoming events and information.

Disclaimer: Womb steaming consultations are not a substitute for medical advice nor do they produce a medical diagnosis.

A true taste of what Muslim Birth Activism sounds like in mid summer. ☀️

Recorded on 21st June 2022, Doula Alqabalia and Inherent Birth united and dived deep into the realms of choice and responsibility in pregnancy and birth.

Enjoy!

Follow Inherent Birth on Instagram:

https://instagram.com/inherentbirth?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Website:

https://www.inherentbirth.com/

Samantha Gadsden talks us through her spiritual thoughts and practices as ‘the only witch in the village’.

Podcast date: 19th May 2022

Samantha is a birth activist and runs the Homebirth and Freebirth & Emergency Childbirth Facebook groups, supporting women and birthworkers alike.

She also has plenty of offerings available from her website and by way of her bespoke services and is available on Instagram too.