{"id":43,"date":"2026-02-11T05:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-02-21T01:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:21:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"My Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m Nirosha<\/strong>. I began my professional life as a software engineer<\/strong>, but motherhood changed the direction of my life in ways I never expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During my first pregnancy, my husband and I\u2014like many families\u2014knew very little about pregnancy and birth. We followed the familiar path of choosing a hospital and doctor based on relatives\u2019 suggestions, without truly understanding our options or preferences. Although everything appeared \u201cnormal,\u201d my body was telling me a different story. The experience did not feel aligned with me, and I was left feeling that this was not my<\/em> way of birthing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we planned for our second baby, we consciously sought a different experience. This led us to Birth Village, Kochi<\/strong>, where we travelled for the birth with the guidance and support of midwife Priyanka<\/strong>. We attended childbirth classes, felt deeply supported, and experienced a birth that was respectful, informed, and empowering. That experience became a turning point in my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by this transformation, I stepped into the world of birth work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I completed my Lamaze Childbirth Education certification<\/strong> under Dr. Vijaya<\/strong> Krishnan<\/strong> mam, followed by training as an Infant Massage Instructor<\/strong>, alongside my Lamaze education. As I began supporting families, I noticed that many mothers needed ongoing care beyond birth\u2014especially during feeding and the postpartum period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encouraged by one of my clients, I pursued my Lactation Consultant and Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) certification<\/strong> with the Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)<\/strong> at PSG Hospital<\/strong>, where I later worked for a year as a Lactation Consultant. During this time, my work deepened my understanding of the challenges mothers face in the early days and months after birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also trained as a Doula with Doula Collective India<\/strong>, under the mentorship of Divya Deswal<\/strong>. Through this journey, I strengthened my skills in labour support, partner guidance, postpartum care, emotional holding, and evidence-based birth practices. I further trained in Rebozo techniques<\/strong> with Midwife Naol\u00ed Vinaver<\/strong> and continued to grow through the learning-rich Doula Collective community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside, I serve as a volunteer facilitator for Postpartum Listening Circles<\/strong> with Doula Collective India<\/strong>. These circles are offered free of cost<\/strong> and are held weekly<\/strong>, providing a safe, non-judgmental space for postpartum mothers \u2014up to three years postpartum<\/strong>\u2014be heard, and feel supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More recently, I completed my Waterbirth International Certification<\/strong> under renowned global birth educator Barbara Harper<\/strong>, expanding my ability to support physiological and waterbirth choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the past three years<\/strong>, I have been supporting mothers and families in and around Coimbatore<\/strong>, walking alongside them through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period with compassion, presence, and informed care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This work is deeply personal to me. I do it so that no woman feels unheard or unsupported in her motherhood journey\u2014because every mother deserves to be seen, heard, and held<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m Nirosha. I began my professional life as a software engineer, but motherhood changed the direction of my life in ways I never expected. During my first pregnancy, my husband and I\u2014like many families\u2014knew very little about pregnancy and birth. We followed the familiar path of choosing a hospital and doctor based on relatives\u2019 suggestions, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84,"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birth360.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}