ABOUT
Birthing Women is a community created by Birth Keepers and Doulas Mathilde Milan & Ida Kilias. We are here to support women in their conception, pregnancy, and motherhood journeys as well as connecting with the powerful wisdom of the womb. Our work is focused on informed-decision making and advocating for woman-centered support and care. We offer support during pregnancy and birth, workshops and birth preparation courses, prenatal, and postnatal yoga in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ida & Mathilde are birth activists and have both worked within the field of women’s health, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum since 2017. We do not offer medical advice or in any way claim to be midwives or doctors, we are not following any specific guidelines or are affiliated with the medical system. This is why we can fully claim to be woman-centered.
www.mathildesofiemilan.com
Instagram: @mathildemilan_
“I have always been very fascinated with pregnancy and birth, and I’ve been teaching prenatal yoga since 2017. I have experienced two very different births. The birth of my daughter - my first birth - was also my own birth as a mother, which was an intense, raw and life changing experience. It showed me the importance of having a solid foundation of support and it gave me the motivation I needed to start training as a doula. For my second birth I took my power home and experienced what it means when a woman feels completely supported and safe in her birth space. In working with women and their families my aim is to be a constant support through one of the biggest - if not the biggest - journeys of their lives. I believe motherhood starts at the beginning of pregnancy, maybe even when we start to dream of becoming mothers, and our experiences as new mothers are deeply rooted in the experiences we have in pregnancy and birth. Therefore it is crucial to feel safe, seen and empowered in your transformation. This is my mission.”
- Mathilde Milan, Mother of two & ½ of Birthing Women
www.idakilias.com
Instagram: @idakilias
“I am passionate about women’s health and the transformative transition into motherhood. I offer courses, classes, and community circles to embrace our sovereignty in all stages of life. I believe that we should have the option to make well-informed decisions in life, especially when it comes to pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. For the information about our choices to be available to us, we do need to have a more transparent system that honours every individual woman and HER choices. I’m here to share knowledge and resources with you so that you know your rights as a birthing woman. I have worked with pregnant women since 2017 and published two research papers on the topic of emotional pregnancy. I’ve taught prenatal yoga teacher trainings supporting women in supporting other women going through this intense rite of passage of pregnancy and childbirth since 2020. I work as a Birth Keeper (Doula) in Copenhagen and I love being a witness to this beautiful, intense, spiritual rite of passage. I constantly research, read, learn, and take courses within the field of women’s health, pregnancy, birth and postpartum”
- Ida Kilias, Mother of one & ½ of Birthing Women