As-saalāmu ʿalaykum,

My name is Fatimah. I am a birthkeeper, childbirth educator, homemaker, and wife.

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I guide Muslimaat to give birth at home with knowledge, gratitude, patience, gratitude, and tawakkul on Allah, rooted in tawheed and the way of the Sunnah and Salaf as-Saliheen.

My approach as a birthkeeper/traditional birth attendant/birth educator is rooted in returning to the way of our fitrah. The Fitrah is our innate disposition upon which Allah created us: Tawheed. I believe the true essence of birth preparation is preparing and cultivating one’s heart and mind through truly knowing Allah. And this is because the body was already designed perfectly by Allah to give birth. At our core, we are spiritual beings who need to cultivate a relationship with Allah, our Creator, and it is through this connection that we find true contentment and bliss. Birth is an involuntary act we have no conscious control over, and it is through complete submission and closeness with Allah that we can cultivate true patience and gratitude.

My approach to pregnancy and birth are rooted in preserving the natural physiology and design of birth by rejecting interference and disturbances to the natural process, and letting it unfold on its own as an act of devotional worship to Allah alone. It involves seeking beneficial knowledge both deeni and dunyawi, wholesome traditional animal-based and holistic nutrition, nurturing trust, and cultivating patience, gratitude, and true tawakkul. Tawakkul is one of the greatest acts of worship.

My specialty is non-medicalized, unassisted and undisturbed pregnancy + birth at home. Also known as “freebirth”. I love to work with like-minded, aligned Muslimahs. My work is centered on women pursuing natural, non-medicalized pregnancy, unassisted birth at home, and a non-allopathic approach to health and wellness. I don't simply accompany women wherever they happen to give birth - I do not attend hospital births or births with medical practitioners present. I mentor women who have intentionally chosen a path outside the conventional allopathic system and want knowledgeable, faith-centered companionship as they prepare for that journey.

I believe at the heart of birth is trust, and birth can be a means to bring us closer to Allah 'azzawajal through strengthening our knowledge and love of Him, seeking His aid, relying upon Him fully, and seeking our reward with Him through the correct intention and cultivating patience, trust, and gratitude.

My passion for pregnancy and birth intersects with my passion for natural health and wellness. My approach is rooted in authentic Prophetic/Islamic medicine, non-allopathy, and the belief that our bodies were designed by Allah to heal on their own. I am passionate about simple, primitive, and Prophetic medicines, principles, and concepts that support the body’s natural ability to heal. I take a completely non-allopathic approach to my own health and wellbeing. I am also very passionate and interested in living a low-tech, self-sufficient, minimalist lifestyle. This is foundational as well in my approach to pregnancy, birth, health, and every other aspect of my life.

The home is a virtuous place for the Muslim woman and it truly is her sanctuary. A Muslim woman worships Allah the best in her home, and it is my belief and opinion that birth is not a necessity which requires a woman to leave her home; in fact, it is the opposite; I believe that leaving the home is the first intervention in childbirth that introduces unnecessary risk, while remaining at home supports and protects birth by giving it the beneficial environment to progress and unfold naturally as Allah designed it.

Tawakkul is not passive and neither is choosing to birth at home; tawakkul is an active state of the heart which combines taking the useful, beneficial means and trusting and relying solely upon Allah alone to provide for us.

I am located in central Indiana and open to attending births within my locality - this includes within the state of Indiana, Kentucky, eastern Illinois, eastern Ohio area, and some parts of Michigan.

My pregnancy and birth companion services are also offered remotely for Muslim couples worldwide who are planning a birth at home.