Amadi EL-Bisiolu (she/her), is a birth and postpartum doula based in Philadelphia. She was drawn to this work as an ancestral practice and is the third generation in her family to be a birthworker. Amadi is extremely passionate about the liberation of Black women, with their own bodies and agency as a starting place. Currently, Amadi runs her own doula practice, Berry Blossom Doula Services, and is working towards her goal of becoming a home birth midwife. She is greatly inspired by the Philadelphia birth work community and loves making new connections with those who are enthusiastic about reproductive justice.
Amadi was born in Philadelphia and raised in North Jersey. She has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied Africana Studies and Health Policy/Law. In her free time she loves to garden, study astrology, enjoy reality TV, and travel all over the world. She lives in Brewerytown with her fiance, dog, and two cats.