“I cannot imagine going through labor and delivering my daughter without Maliya. From the moment we met she was so kind and had such a calming presence, I knew I wanted her to be our doula. Maliya was very informative in our meetings prior to giving birth, she answered our questions, explained terminology we didn’t understand, helped us navigate next steps with the hospital, and diminished the scariness of delivering a baby as first time parents. Maliya was by our sides as soon as we needed her in the hospital, and coached me through the entire labor and delivery process; all while maintaining her calm presence, which was helpful not only for me, but also my husband. She stayed with us after our daughter was born to make sure everyone was adjusting and visited us at our home a few weeks later to confirm we were doing well. We are so grateful Maliya was there when our daughter was born, and hope that she will be with us for the births of all of our children.”

“As our doula during the birth of our baby, Maliya offered additional emotional and physical support to both myself and my husband in the hospital and made the unfamiliar labor process feel more comfortable. She also was very communicative and accessible in the days and weeks leading up to birth and was very present and focused on the big day. And most importantly, Maliya has a very sweet, and calming demeanor and helps puts one at ease during a time that might otherwise feel overwhelming. She’s amazing and we highly recommend her!!”

“We worked with Maliya for the birth of our first child in March 2020. From the moment that we met and spoke about her experience, I felt more at ease about the birthing process. Maliya is warm, comforting, and very knowledgable. She was open and non-judgmental about my birth plan preferences, while also providing detailed information about the various options that I would have at the hospital. She taught us pain management techniques and ways to labor at home and in our own space. We composed a birth plan together and I felt prepared and confident to advocate for myself during labor. Maliya constantly checked in via text and phone and was accessible for questions and concerns leading up to my due date. I would highly recommend working with Maliya - working with helped us to be calm and confident which was invaluable during my first birth!”

“My wife and I found Maliya to be an amazing, supportive, wise and caring doula. She came recommended from two of our closest friends who said she was really great during their births, so we decided to give her a shot.

When we met her, we were impressed by her calm, welcoming demeanor. We were immediately comfortable around her and we both have experience working with preschoolers, so we bonded over that too. I knew I was going to be VERY emotional for the birth and Maliya’s calming presence won us over.

We were not mistaken. Leading up to and during my wife’s labor, Maliya was calm, accepting of everything and very supportive. As well, as a last minute change we wanted to labor in Oakland at my wife’s parents house and deliver in Oakland as well. Maliya was super flexible and didn’t even bat an eye in accommodating us. During labor, my wife greatly benefited from the labor techniques Maliya showed her and was able to get into a really comfortable rhythm. As a husband, I felt really good knowing that Emma was getting the support she needed on her epic transformative journey. Maliya created a very safe space for us to deliver our daughter when we finally went to the hospital and stayed long after the baby was born. She was accessible the whole time and didn’t double book us at any point.

Overall, we would recommend her and loved working with her. She’s a special person.”

“There really aren’t enough words to recommend Maliya highly enough as a doula. Without getting too deep into the story of our birth, suffice it to say that things did not go according to any sort of plan we had imagined. Maliya stayed a calm, attentive, grounded, holding presence for the entire, multiday experience, heralding questions with her trademark open mind, easily allowing for my husband, family and I to process and digest quickly changing information. Some of the things she said during my birth have become aphorisms in my family to this day.
Maliya is an absolute treasure in the birth community. She is respectful, deep and powerful. I can’t recommend her more!!!!”

“Maliya was amazing!
She was our Doula for our second home birth and we couldn’t have been happier.
She was from the first meetings to the end very attentive and there for us.
During our birth, she was very hands on, always massaging and making sure my partner felt comfortable.
I will highly recommend her.”