Heaven Under Your Feet - Pregnancy for Muslim Women

I came across this book whilst i was in a bookshop recently, and I wish it had been published before I was pregnant!

I crammed myself with info from western websites/videos about the whole preganancy/labour/birth and it would have been nice to get some islamic perspective on this major topic. There are three chapters in the book, You, Your baby and Labour & Birth. I like the fact that this book has duas in the appendix for this unique and special moment in your life that are relevant to you, your baby and the labour.

In another section of the book, the author, Umm Hasan bint Salim, discusses a list of useful islamic items to pack for the hospital, which includes zam zam - again something i wish i could have packed! 'The water of zamzam is whatever it has been drunk for' (Ibn Majah). Whatever dua we make before drinking zam zam is granted. Therefore we can make dua for pain relief, easy birth, relieve newborn of any problems after birth etc.

This book is packed with great islamic advice on pregnancy & birth, and I would recommend all new expectant mothers to purchase it.

'Heaven Under Your Feet' is available from all good Islamic bookshops and through selected online islamic stores.