Dr Leila Kamali

I am a birth and postnatal doula. I approach preparation for birth and the birth process itself through a range of tools which help you to feel strong, empowered, and supported.

I am a firm believer in the power of the breath and the body, and that however natural or medicalised your birth experience is, staying in touch with your own innate knowledge and intuition will be of great assistance in embracing the experience.

In supporting the postpartum, I emphasise the power of non-judgemental companionship, supported rest, reassurance, good food, and traditional herbal support. Many of us come to the postpartum very under-prepared, and this gap is part of what I address in my work.

Alongside being a doula, I am a mum of two teenage boys, a yoga teacher, and a scholar and teacher of literature (my research focuses on African American and Black British literature, and I teach widely across the literature curriculum).