Asian Birth Collective
Directory of Birth & Postpartum Doulas
Cherie Seah
she/her/they/them
Oakland, Serving the Bay Area
Cherie Seah is one of the Co-Founders of Asian Birth Collective & is very passionate about supporting Queer and BIPOC folks through their birth journey. They are also a birth photographer, birth and post-partum doula, specilizing in traditional Chinese yuezi & confinement postpartum practices.
Keelia Alder
she/her/they/them
Serving the Bay Area
Keelia Alder is co-host of the podcast, Doula Stories, and also runs a birthworker mentorship circle with Brooke Patmor on the Birthbruja platform. She's also a doula, childbirth educator, birth photographer and provides breastfeeding/chestfeeding support, infant sleep, baby-wearing and cloth diapering education.
Siobhan Norris
she/they
Serving the Bay Area
Siobhan offers pregnancy, birth, & postpartum care; loss support; traditional Filipino/Visayan nourishment. "I hold certificates in Birth & Labor, Fullspectrum, Homebirth, and Survivor support from Cornerstone and remain committed to expanding my toolkit so I can provide inclusive, informed, and individualized care for all people."
Myra Julian
she/her
Serving Oakland, Alameda County
Myra is a postpartum doula and a placenta encapsulator.
"I believe there is no correct way to parent, & that good communication, consistent guidance and a positive attitude make a tremendous difference into your first steps into parenthood. And that each parent has a rare intuitive quality that needs to be cultivated through observation and encouragement."
Shalini Shah
she/her
Serving the Bay Area
Shalini Shah is a prenatal educator, lactation counselor, and a full spectrum doula. Shalini is the owner of 'Due Dates' and 'BIPOC in the Bay.'
Sneha Bentley
she/her
Serving the SF East Bay Area (Alameda and Contra Costa counties)
https://sites.google.com/view/birthworker-sne
Sneha is a queer, Tamil/Thamizh-American gestational worker. She seeks to center the consent and pleasure of everyone she works with, and is so excited to meet you in this space!
Crystal Michelle
she/her
Serving Coast Miwok Territory (Marin County) and Ohlone Territory (East Bay)
Email: crystalmichelle.birth@gmail.com
Crystal is a full-spectrum birth & postpartum caregiver who loves to serve families during the transformational journey of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Her care is steeped in traditional, cultural, wisdom integrated with evidence-based research, creating a holistic framework that meets each family's unique needs.
Aimi Gallego
she/her
Based in Grass Valley, CA
Aimi D. Gallego is the Co-Founder of Asian Birth Collective. Aimi is a photographer, birth doula, pre-natal yoga instructor and prospective mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting (MBCP) teacher.
Angie Park
she/her
Serving Los Angeles & Orange County
Angie Park is a Co-Founder of Asian Birth Collective, a birth doula and a prospective childbirth educator. Birthwork intersects with her deep interest in the history of Asian/Korean womyn, Korean diaspora and birth-rites. She also has a deep passion for food sovereignty/justice & plant medicine.
Tia Stark
she/her
Serving Los Angeles
Tia Stark is a birth and postpartum doula, a childbirth educator and provides both placenta encapsulation and reiki services
Bianka May
she/her
Serving Inland Empire/San Bernardo County
"I focus on "extended postpartum and parenthood support" as a doula. After the newborn stage, I can continue to offer the same parent-focused support until children are about 5 years old if requested."
Supinda Sirihekaphong
she/her
Serving Morongo Basin (29 Palms, Joshua Tree, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley)
Supinda is a first-generation Thai-American full spectrum doula and yoga guide committed to supporting folks rediscover their powers to heal and create a happy and healthier life for themselves and others.
Junko Watanabe Ziemba
she/her
Serving Los Angeles/Orange County
I am a Postpartum Doula, Lactation Educator Counselor and a Malaysian-style Postnatal Practice Provider. I am a Japanese immigrant mama of 2 who love cooking, bellydance, and making art!
Michelle Brenhaug
she/her
Serving Los Angeles
I am a Japanese American mother of 2 and I am very passionate about every birthing person having emotional and physical support during labor.
Karen Try
she/her
Serving Los Angeles/Long Beach
I am a full spectrum birth worker currently serving the Los Angeles area. I strive and thrive to always center anti-racist, intersectional, inclusive, trauma-informed, and accessible care in my practice and life.
Joyce Dykema
she/her
Serving Lincoln, Nebraska
Joyce is a birth doula, Evidence Based Birth®️ Instructor, childbirth educator, and community breastfeeding educator. She has been working with birthing families in the Lincoln, NE area since 2009.
Janel Feliz Martir
she/her
Serving Brooklyn, Manhattan
I am a Asian-American NYC-based senior professional birth practitioner who specializes in providing evidence-based and compassionate support to birthing people. I have attended over 140+ births in the US and abroad, and have an extensive background in clinical obstetrics and global maternal health.
Anna Balagtas
she/her
Serving Toronto, Durham Region + GTA
I’m a queer Filipina full spectrum birthworker. My practice is rooted in radical care and queer reproductive justice. I believe in providing gender affirming and trauma informed care for all folks in their reproductive journeys.