Five extraordinary lives, captured in the new issue of Positive News magazine
Lucy Purdy
created: April 16, 2025, 9:03 a.m. | updated: May 2, 2025, 5:07 a.m.
Amina HatiaOne of the six case-studies in our Joyful Jobs cover story this issue, midwife Amina Hatia uses her nurturing instinct to help people flourish as parents via various roles in the NHS and charity sector.
Back in her 20s, Hatia was heading for a career with the BBC as a broadcast journalist.
She was already mum to her firstborn daughter, Saraa, following a pregnancy and birth which, she feels, were taken out of her hands.
“It was OK, but I didn’t really know much about the world, or about myself, and I wasn’t really listened to.”Her second pregnancy, however, would prove both inspirational and transformative.
Says Hatia: “When my second daughter, Amber, was born, I had an amazing midwife, who made me feel so safe that I had a completely different birth experience.
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