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Upendo is a Swahili word (pendo), meaning Love. ‘U’ Pendo is Loving. Therefore to love, to be loved, to give love…

My name is Naomie Karemi KAINGU. I am a native Kenyan/British Citizen living in the Netherlands for 12 years now, and in Leiden for 10 years. My website is in English because my doula clients are mainly expats, but I trained in Dutch for my Kraamverzorgende diploma. Therefore I do speak Dutch (with an accent maybe :-)), but I can support a family in Dutch for their birth and their postpartum period

I am a mother of 3 (a 12-year-old daughter (Lucìa) and two sons: a 10-year-old (Alexander) and a 4-year-old (Levi).

I am a wife, married to a very passionate, easy-going yet dedicated Politician; Tom in December 2016. As a family we love to travel, we holiday a lot in France, Germany, and locally in the Netherlands itself, if we are not traveling to Mombasa; where I am originally from.

I am a full-spectrum doula focusing on Birth, Postpartum, and Bereavement Doula Support. I am a Certified Hypnobirth Practitioner, a Postnatal Maternity Nurse, and a speaker.

My background is in healthcare, where I spent 9.5 years within the NHS (National Health Service) back in the UK in various departments including Women's Health, Drs. Surgery, Maternity, Colorectal Surgery, Anticoagulation, and hemophilia and Paediatrics Department within the Infectious Diseases and Immunology Department.

As a certified birth Doula and a Hypnobirth Practitioner, I bring vast experience and knowledge into mothering the mothers and the family at large. My continued personal development/training ensures that my training (s) are current and accredited as they should be

As your doula, my role is determined by the support you need from me. I am available to provide continuous support during pregnancy, at birth, and during the postnatal period to you and your husband/partner. To hold space for you and your partner/husband, to avail myself when needed, and to provide more intimate and meaningful care for you.

My support to you does not hinder or interfere with the support from your own partner/husband. I work mostly with the fathers to bring you both in tune and open communication as you prepare.

** I am accredited by KCKZ

So where do I serve personally?

I serve where I am needed, as long as I can reach you. A distance of ONE hour preferably. I have supported in and around Leiden, Oegstgeest, Katwijk, Den Haag, Amsterdam, Delft, Haarlem, and surroundings. I have coached and supported in Breda & Utrecht too!