Community Roots Midwife

For those who formula feed 🫶🏾🫶🏾

Today is International Day of the Midwife 🤍

For me, midwifery has never just been a career—it’s been a calling rooted in community, trust, and showing up for families in some of their most vulnerable and powerful moments.

Over the years, I’ve had the honor of supporting over 100 births, walking alongside families as they make informed choices, and advocating for care that truly sees and respects them. Every experience has reinforced what I already knew—when people are supported, informed, and cared for intentionally, outcomes change.

Through Community Roots & Perinatal Wellness, my work is centered on creating access, closing gaps, and building relationships where families feel safe, heard, and empowered.

Midwifery is not just about catching babies.
It’s about holding space.
It’s about advocacy.
It’s about community.

And I’m grateful to do this work every single day.

✨ Happy International Day of the Midwife ✨

National Black Midwives Day
Honoring the legacy, wisdom, and impact of Black midwives in our communities.

🖤 Black women in the U.S. are 3–4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.

🖤 Studies show Black newborns cared for by Black physicians have better survival outcomes.

🖤 Midwifery care is associated with lower intervention rates and improved birth outcomes.

🖤 Black midwives continue a legacy of community-centered, culturally competent care that saves lives.

✨ Representation in birth matters.
✨ Advocacy in birth matters.
✨ Black midwives matter.