LEARN Birth & Postpartum Practices

Do you want to become acquainted with birth and postpartum from a Black perspective? Through the Black Birth Renaissance "10 Things" Signature Course, Sankofa Birth Ambassador Mentoring and the "Sankofa Ways" Intensive, Dr. Doula shares fundamental, universal practices of birth and postpartum care from the African continent that have also been essential to sustain the African Diaspora for centuries, so that we can "reclaim our birth rites."  

Sankofa Birth Ambassador Mentoring teaches individuals about birth in modern culture, while honoring traditional, indigenous contributions, to help you to find your right fit in the big picture of birth work.

"Sankofa Ways" Intensive is a hands-on workshop intensive that involves teaching birth and postpartum techniques based on the common knowledge, practices of Southern Black traditions and African practices from around the continent.

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Just as a renaissance symbolizes the “rebirth” or “revival” of learning from an earlier period of time, Black birth workers represent those who are embracing the traditional birth practices of midwives and healers who were systematically discarded and banned during the middle of the 20th Century. Today, Black women are participating in and fueling the Black Birth Renaissance of the 21st Century. We are equipping ourselves to help ourselves and heal ourselves in order to save ourselves.

Birth HERstory Blog celebrates Black women and their work in the birth community is promoted. Through the "Africa to the Diaspora" Birth and Postpartum Project sacred practices are being preserved and being made available to members of D.O.A.D. Alliance and Sankofa Birth Ambassadors, where protection of culture is the focus.

CLICK THE IMAGES below to learn ways you can get reconnected to birth culture in the African Diaspora. ​

As Black women, we have always been responsible for EQUIPPING ourselves to HELP ourselves and HEAL ourselves in order to SAVE ourselves. The Birth HERstory Interviews recognize and showcase Black women who are participating in and fueling the Black Birth Renaissance of the 21st Century. On this blog, Black women are sharing their journeys in birth culture and how they are working to improve birth outcomes. If you want to get a glimpse into birthing and birth culture from Black women's perspectives, these interviews will set you on the right course.

D.O.A.D. Alliance recognizes the Daughters of the African Diaspora, spread throughout Western cultures, committed to learning traditions of their ancestors, understanding the needs of women's bodies & using ancient knowledge to HEAL AND PROTECT WOMEN. As a member of D.O.A.D. Alliance, birth workers and birth adjacent women gain access to the A2D Project and are promoted here and abroad as one who is preserving, protecting and promoting sacred practices for women. We will forever be ""CONNECTED BY BLOOD and BOUND TOGETHER BY BIRTH"

The Africa to the Diaspora (A2D) Birth & Postpartum Project is an opportunity for women of African descent to reconnect knowledge and skills of women of the continent of Africa to the women of African descent who have been scattered around the globe, through video/audio interviews. These interviews are full of narratives about African traditions and ONLY AVAILABLE to Sankofa Birth Ambassadors and members of Daughters of the African Diaspora Alliance.

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Dr. Doula SPEAKS!

South African Traditional Birth Attendants Conference HIGHLIGHTS

On June 5 - 6, 2019, Dr. Doula had the honor of representing the Daughters of the African Diaspora at the Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) Conference in Durban, South Africa. She spoke on the topic: Reclaiming and Embracing Traditional Birth Attendants’ Knowledge and Practices of Africans in the Diaspora. If you would like to participate in some upcoming opportunities to help work on a plan to build a bridge between Diasporic African birthworkers and South African TBAs, please CONTACT DR. DOULA and let her know.

​The BLACK HISTORY of Birth in America

Education that acknowledges the contributions of women of African descent in birth culture is still scarce in modern birth culture. Dr. Doula addresses the parts of birth in America that have been lost, stolen, abandoned, forgotten and surrendered, while issuing a charge about who is responsible for what and discussing ways that Black women can empower themselves to improve their birth outcomes. Listen HERE.

Dr. Doula's Custom Crafted Items

Continue African traditions of caring for you & your baby with colorful, multi-purpose, handcrafted wraps & carriers for belly, baby & beyond

D.O.A.D.  Jewelry is custom crafted by Dr. Doula with ​Daughters of the African Diaspora in mind.  The "Bound by Birth" Wristlet is being worn by Diasporic African women and on the continent. Purchase your own D.O.A.D. Jewelry.

Also available on DrDoula.com

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- connected in South Africa... 
- found family in South Africa... 
- had a traditional Zulu wedding in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa... 
- and began to spread their influence through their connections in South Africa.

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Prepare for Birth w/ SKILLS 

Learn birthing "skills" from the comfort and privacy of your home that you and your partner need to manage your birth well.

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Birth HERstory Traditions

READ and SHARE birth traditions from mothers, grandmothers, aunts and other amazing women of African descent in your lives.

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