ABOUT ME

Meet Esther ‘Esi’ Mongo

Birth & Postnatal Doula | Childbirth Educator | Ritual Facilitator

I’m Esther — or Esi — a birth and postnatal doula, childbirth educator, and the heart behind Mwasi | Mama. My work is rooted in calm, grounded, culturally sensitive care for women and families navigating pregnancy, birth, and the early postnatal weeks.

I became a doula after hearing too many stories from women who felt dismissed, unheard, or alone in their birthing rooms. I felt called to offer a different kind of support. One that blends advocacy, compassion, and evidence-based care with warmth and presence. Over the past three years, I’ve been honoured to support many vulnerable women and families, and those experiences have shaped my approach into one that is steady, trauma-aware, and deeply nurturing.

My intention is simple: to support you in feeling informed, respected, safe, and emotionally held throughout your journey. 

My Approach to Care

My style is calm, warm and centred around you.

I offer:

• Emotional support that helps you feel grounded and less overwhelmed.

• Evidence-based information so you can make confident decisions.

• A peaceful, steady presence during pregnancy, labour or postpartum.

• Advocacy when you need your voice amplified.

• Trauma-aware, culturally-attuned care that honours your lived experience.

Whether you’re preparing for your first birth or your fourth, navigating uncertainty, planning a home birth, or choosing a caesarean, I meet you exactly where you are.

Who I Support

My work is open and welcoming to all families.

I have experience supporting:

• First-time mums

• Women with previous birth trauma

• Home births

• Planned or elective caesareans

• Complex or vulnerable pregnancies

• Parents navigating anxiety, fear or uncertainty

• Families who want gentle, consistent support

Everyone’s journey is different — and your care should reflect that. 

Why I Created Mwasi | Mama

Mwasi | Mama was born out of a desire to create a space where women feel supported not only as mothers but as whole, multifaceted individuals; a space rooted in community, softness, and sisterhood.

Here, you are reminded of your inner strength and your right to birth and parent in a way that feels aligned with who you are.

This work is more than care — it’s remembering, reconnecting, and rebuilding confidence in your own wisdom.

My Promise to YOU

I am here to walk beside you — not to lead, not to direct, but to support, uplift and hold space.

With warmth, with steadiness, and with unwavering respect for your choices.

You are powerful.

You are capable.

And you deserve support that honours your story.