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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hello, I’m Halima, Registered Nurse,Childbirth Educator and Postpartum Doula.<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#252525">My professionalbackground includes over a decade of postpartum nursing. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">I’ve worked with hundreds of families in the role ofmaternal-child nurse. My main areas of attention were health promotion,education, and supporting the mental and emotional well-being of newmothers. I now use my nursing experience to offer evidence-based guidancefor families during the sometimes challenging and deeply meaningful periodfollowing birth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am the founder of Simply Living InHarmony Inc, our mission is to create a world where women value investing intheir wellness and self-care with a holistic approach, we support clientsthrough wellness and education, and we believe that it takes a village to raisea family.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">As a racialized woman, I understandthe disparities women who look like me face, when accessing maternal healthservices. My goal is to help other racialized young women engage in healthypregnancies, births, and parental experiences. In addition, a crucialcomponent of my practice it is to mentor, uphold, and educate allwomen. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am the mother of fivechildren. I am trilingual, speaking English, Arabic, and Somali. Inmy spare time, I enjoy gardening, cooking, and feeding my family wholesomemeals. I love essential oils and using aromatherapy in my day-to-daylife. I also love practicing hot yoga!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am so looking forward to servingboth the parenting and birth worker communities with my skills, passion for motherhood,and talents. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">You are expecting a </span><font face="Times New Roman, serif">baby, You<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> have newborn 0-15 </span>weeks, Grandparents<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and other caregivers.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">Breast feeding support, </font><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">physical and emotional</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> support. Safe sleep tips</span></p>