Salwaa Health
individualized. women-centered. holistic midwifery care.
About Us
ABOUT US
Salwaa Health Midwifery is an independent midwifery practice...
Founded in 2016 and providing services primarily in Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York. Services include hospital and home-births, home labor support with hospital birth, postpartum care, primary care, and well-woman gynecology
Meet the Midwife
Saidah Naeemah Haziz-Ramadhan
Licensed & Certified Midwife
Founder & Managing Member, Salwaa Health, LLC.
Hospital Affiliations:
Nassau University Medical Center
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Membership:
Long Island Midwives
New York Homebirth
Clinical Experience:
Kings County Hospital
Brookdale Hospital
Coney Island Hospital
Midwifery Practice at Stony Brook
Education:
State Univ. of New York Downstate Medical Center
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Molloy College - BS in Biology/Pre-Medical Studies
Midwifery Care Plans
Every midwifery client is unique. That’s why we listen to your requests and customize our care plans to fit your needs.
Award Winning
Suzanne Louis-Reddick Spirit of Midwifery Award
Joni Zavitz Memorial Award for Perseverance
Okrent-Frey Midwifery Student Scholarship, and Honor Society
Expert Team
I collaborate with like-minded, comprehensive-care midwives, as well as physicians and other healthcare professionals, as needed, to ensure you have the most suitable and appropriate midwifery healthcare experience.
Quality Guaranteed
Services are only provided with quality assurance, attention to clients' healthcare needs, and cooperative relationships between midwife, client, and the client's family.
What is the meaning and significance of the name, Salwaa?
Salwaa— سلوى
an 'Arabic noun from the root letters س (seen), ل (laam), and و (waw)—is often translated as "quails." More precisely, these were small birds from Paradise, the size of sparrows, resembling quails. Because of the nature of these birds and the reason for their provision, Salwaa is also often translated as "consolation" or "comfort."
Salwaa was a symbol of meat given as provision to the Bani Israa'eel (Children of Israa'eel) after one of their most tremendous trials. Al-Manna was-Salwaa ( ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ - manna and quails), as mentioned in Al-Qur'aan, were given to them as both comfort foods and easily accessible provisions, very much like a calming and soothing blessing after a very difficult storm.
Salwaa Health is a venture into delivering healthcare services and education with an approach that marries the best of natural and allopathic medicine.
Its aims are currently specific to the field of midwifery and to delivering midwife-led care to women in ways that both harness and build upon the legacy and spirit of the traditional midwife—whose efforts were heavily concentrated in empathetic caring, family preservation, and community development—and provide the best of today's evidenced-based, best practices.
Furthermore, with its projections of working with other healthcare practitioners and educators in various fields, Salwaa Health has the objective to become an integral part of the improvements of healthcare delivery and practices to the clients of today and tomorrow.
“The midwifery services are unique.”
R.A., New York
“The midwife was very thorough”
A.P., New York
"Saidah was the best person I've found for my pregnancy, even though I spent a short time with her. I was on the hunt for someone who suited my family and I very well. She's very soft-spoken (which I believe is best for the baby) and calm (100% needed during labor). I met her 7 months in, after having a bad experience with another midwife, and she was excellent from day 1. Being in labor for two days, I highly doubt I could've done it without her. Even though I didn't do water birth, she was there every step, on two and a half days in the hospital room. I'd do it all again with Saidah for my next baby. She's the absolute BEST. Oh, and she's very, very clean."
B.P., New York
"My first pregnancy; I was so afraid. I didn't know what to do and was uncomfortable taking advice from everyone in my life, who became experts on pregnancy as soon as they found out I was expecting. When I met Sister Saidah, I was still uneasy. However, after a few meetings, my discomfort faded, and I felt confident and comfortable knowing that she was on my team. My daughter is now 9 months, and I don't know how I would have made it without her support. I am eternally grateful for her guidance, and I highly recommend her. She's exceptional."
A.S., New York
"I feel very fortunate to have had Saidah as my midwife. Throughout my pregnancy, birthing time, and postpartum period, Saidah provided competent and compassionate care. She always took into account my preferences, always asked for my consent, and when things didn't go according to my birth plan, she was an advocate for my and my husband's wishes. We are very happy that she was the one to safely help us welcome our healthy little boy into this world."
E.A., New York