Birth Doula and Postpartum Care
in Amsterdam since 2019
Specialized in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Ayurvedic Postpartum Care
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Ayurveda for Women
Discover how Ayurveda regulates your hormonal, emotional and psychological balance, boosts fertility and creates energy and vitality after burnout through your cyclical years, perimenopause and menopause.
Connect with me if you have experienced miscarriages, abortion or stillbirth - I am here to support you.
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About Me - Ayu Doula Amsterdam
Hi, I’m Ombretta,
Birth Doula serving Amsterdam and Surrounding Area since 2019.
I created Ayu Doula Amsterdam, back in 2019 — Doula means "servant", while Ayu means life force and vitality, and it reflects my background in Ayurveda and Yoga and speaks to my holistic approach and trust in childbirth as a profound psychological and physiological experience. Serving Life as I serve you is part of my desire of supporting a Gentle Beginning for your little one and your Family.
When I stepped into this line of work I quickly realised the existing gap between what women need before, during and after childbirth and what is available in the current medical system that unfortunately is not set to offer real continuity of care - what women need the most, not only in the birthing space during labor, but also before.
It is the personal relationship, the bond and the trust, the presence of someone that really knows you, understands how labor unfolds physiologically and psychologically that makes the real difference.
Traditionally Doulas have stepped into this gap serving women of all walks of life, as non-medically trained birth professionals, offering continuous physical, emotional and informational support.
My approach to the parents I serve as Birth Doula in the Amsterdam area is inclusive, tender, and free of judgment and extends to the multitude of Family Models. I tailor my services to your unique needs, offering prenatal visits, continuous birth support and Ayurvedic Postpartum Care for first time and multiparous, supporting low and high risk pregnancy, VBAC and C-sections (home, birth center and hospital - water and land births).
Since 2020 I extended my services offering Postpartum Care in Amsterdam, focusing on Home Visits tailored on body work and emotional processing during the first two-three weeks, the most important days for your recovery.
Since 2017 I run online and in person consultations and Womb Healing Sessions (Inner Womb Method Practitioner), and I offer treatments and massages in Amsterdam West, where I welcome clients willing to learn and incorporate a more holistic way of living (menstrural health, fertility, pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause, stress and burnout).
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Education
2026 - ongoing
Childbirth Education Training - BeBo MIA (Canada)
2026 - ongoing
Advanced VBAC Doula Certification - The VBACK Link (USA)
Childbirth Education Training - Evidence Based
The Advanced VBAC Doula Certification system is the most comprehensive VBAC doula training in the world, designed to support parents birthing after Cesarean.
2024 - 2025
Inner Womb Method - Sacred Woman Awakening (Spain)
24 months practitioner training in a breakthrough modality to empower women to overcome trauma and reconnect with their feminine energy
2022
Spinning Babies Foundational Course - Spinning Babies (NL)
This course offers continuing education for midwives, nurses, and other birth professionals, including doulas, physicians, childbirth educators, prenatal yoga instructors, chiropractors, massage therapists, fascial therapists, and community health workers.
2020
Professional Postpartum Care Provider Training - Midwife Cafe (South Africa)
An integral part of the Professional Postpartum Care Provider (PPCP) training - led by a midwife, doula and licensed TCM practitioner, is postpartum physiology and pathology of both the mother and the newborn, enabling the PPCP to apply best practice while monitoring recovery by critical observation, risk assessment and referral.
2020 - 2021
Conscious Postpartum Care Certification - The Center of Sacred Windows Studies (USA)
12 months training rooted in Ayurveda, the program focuses on Ayurvedic Postpartum Recovery, Mother and Infant bodywork, cooking and food as medicine.
2020
Landscape of Loss, Rebozo and Aromatherapy for Postpartum Course - BIA (NL)
Weekend workshops on offering support for mothers experiencing birth loss at any gestational stage - use of Rebozo and aromatherapy for pregnancy, labor and postpartum
2019 - 2020
Medische Besiskennis
Shenzou University (NL)
24 months training on Western Medicine for Holistic Practitioners, covering anatomy, physiology and pathology.
2019
Advanced Certification in Ayurvedic Obstetric and Gyneacology - Arya Ayurveda Academy (India)
Ayurvedic clinical care focused on conception, pregnancy, childbirth and recovery, women's reproductive care and treatments
2018 - 2019
Birth Doula Training, Basic and Advanced - BIA (NL)
Birth Doula training and Hospital Internship
2015 - 2020
Yoga Therapy Training - The Yoga Therapy Institute (NL)
The most comprehensive education in Europe in the field of yoga therapy (800 hrs). Among the relevant areas, reproductive health, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum.
2013 - 2017
Ayurvedic Practitioner Training HBO - Academy of Ayurveda The Netherlands (NL+India)
The most comprehensive education in Europe in the field of traditional Ayurveda, covering clinical nutrition, massages and advanced treatments. Faculty member since 2019.
1999 - 2005
Master Degree in Psychology and MBA in Human Resources Management - Cagliari University + L.Bocconi University (Italy)
Bachelor Degree in Developmental Psychology and Master Degree in Industrial Psychology and Group Dynamics. MBA in Human Resources Management and Organization
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Address (Ayurveda Treatments)
TACA Amsterdam
Willem de Zwijgerlaan 69
1056 Amsterdam
