About
Rubi Doula
@rubi.doula
Whether you are preparing for birth, navigating the postnatal period, or looking for support across your whole journey into motherhood and parenthood, I offer a range of packages rooted in traditional Mexican wellbeing practices, decolonial care, and over a decade of experience in maternity and community services.
I understand from personal experience what it means to navigate a healthcare system in a language that is not your first, without the close support of family, and in a culture that does not always reflect your own values around birth and motherhood. If that resonates with you, I want you to know: you are not alone, and you do not have to explain yourself to me.
I became a doula in 2018. I trained with Michel Odent and with Conscious Birthing in 2019, and went on to work as a care coordinator for the Maternity Mates programme at Sisters Circle (2019–2021), and as a community services manager (2021–2024) and volunteer programme manager (2024–2026) at Birth Companions. I am also an Abuela-trained doula and doula mentor, a social anthropologist, and a traditional postnatal care practitioner. I am also a course facilitator in traditional postpartum care for Red Tent Doulas and Abuela Doulas, and the Postnatal (Sankofa) course facilitator for Abuela Doulas.
My approach is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and anti-racist, shaped by ancestral knowledge passed down through my mother and grandmother, and by years of professional experience supporting families facing significant barriers to care.
I am bilingual in English and Spanish, and particularly welcome Latin American families. I am the founder of RedMAMI, the Latin American Migrant Maternities Network, a City of Sanctuary Maternity Ambassador, and Volunteers Coordinator at Doulas Without Borders.
My favourite kind of birth to support? Yours, the one you have chosen for yourself. I don't bring a personal agenda. This is your birth. You take the lead; I help you stay informed and make the decisions that feel right for your life, your story, and what feels safe for your body, mind, and spirit.
Based in North London, working across London and beyond. Sliding scale pricing available, please get in touch, I would love to hear from you.