Birthing Life Doula/Childbirth Educator

09/23/2026

08/25/2026

If black breastfeeding week got you triggered it’s simply because you’re ignorant. It has nothing to do with breastfeeding being hard but more so the history behind black women being taken away from their own babies and being forced into wet nursing to benefit white families during periods of slavery. Breastfeeding IS in fact hard for many women and this is not a competition between who it’s harder for.

Google is free , please use it 🫣. See yall again next year ❤️🤱🏾 HAPPY BLACK BREASTFEEDING WEEK

08/25/2026

We cannot fix the maternal health crisis without asking a bigger question:

Are we changing the way women are cared for, or simply trying to manage the outcomes of a system that isn't working?

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among high-income countries, and according to the CDC, about 84% of maternal deaths in the United States are preventable.

Then you have the evidence around midwifery-led care that is hard to ignore.

A 2020 systematic review in The Lancet Global Health found that midwife-led care has the potential to prevent 67% of maternal deaths, 64% of newborn deaths, and 65% of stillbirths globally. The same research found that integrating midwives into health systems could provide a 16-fold return on investment.

No one is saying that hospitals don't matter. They absolutely do. Emergencies happen, and skilled medical care saves lives.

But we need to recognize that better outcomes require more than emergency intervention. They require better care before we ever reach the emergency.

Relationship. Continuity. Time. Trust. Informed decision-making. Individualized care. Listening to women. Supporting physiologic birth when it is safe to do so.

Midwives have been doing this for generations.

Maybe it's time we stopped treating midwifery as an alternative and started recognizing it as an essential part of the solution.

Better birth outcomes aren't contingent on a location. There isn't one single thing that creates a better birth outcome. It's the sum of so many things coming together.

And when we get those things right, we give women a better chance at the kind of birth outcomes we should be striving for in the first place.

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Guided by wisdom. Rooted in grace.
Midwifery Care and Home Birth in North Texas.
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07/17/2026

Why do we need a Birth Trauma Awareness Week if so many people believe birth trauma is rare or "just part of having a baby"?

Birth trauma isn't measured by what others saw. It's measured by what your body and mind still carry.

Birth Trauma Awareness Week reminds us that healing starts with being heard. A healthy baby does not erase a traumatic birth experience, and no one else gets to decide whether your experience was traumatic.

We hope to create space for honest conversations about maternal health.

Visit the Birth Nerds shop for stickers, apparel, and art that keep these important conversations visible and spark meaningful dialogue.

What do you think more people should understand about birth trauma?

07/17/2026

Kids eat free every Thursday 12-1 pm for the summer, come spend an hour of fun with Chef Chantel Jackson

07/02/2026

In July, we invite expecting BIPOC families to join us for a cost-free online childbirth education class that is intentionally crafted to honor the cultural experience of birth. Classes will be Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26 from 10am to 2pm on Zoom. To learn about the life-giving process of childbirth in community, register here: bit.ly/OAPSRequestServices.