Frequently Asked Questions

I thought birth doulas were just for the birth. What do you do that is different (or more) than that?

When people do know that birth doulas exist, they often imagine hiring one who just provides support in their birthing space. This is part of the work that I do as a birth doula, but my commitment to you is deeper and wider than the single day of your birth. As early as week twelve of your pregnancy, we can begin our work together. I get to know you and your intimate support partner very well. We have monthly doula prenatal gatherings (some of these are in-person) and communicate throughout each week of your pregnancy. I’ll accompany you to one or more of your primary care appointments (meet your providers). I educate you and answer questions on matters of pregnancy, providers of care, places of birth, labor, inductions and cesareans, childbirth, lactation, and postpartum experiences. And I stay connected with you during your first six weeks postpartum with in-person check-ins and middle-of-the-night what do I do? video calls. I am more than a birth doula, I am a Birth Continuum Guide. Here to truly journey with you - to and through.

Why do you focus your support on Black women?

I am a Black woman with a young Black family. I am raising my family alongside my Black husband, and have done so, at times, in very isolating and stressful circumstances. I know very well what it is like to not have educated, empathetic, thorough support - and have keen sight for individuals who do not present, or come from, or are not surrounded by reserves of the care that they need. These folks, regularly, in this country, do not get the care that they need. I readily identify with my community - our joys and our challenges - and I have dedicated my life to sharing my wisdom, experience, education, and support with and for Black women, our families, and our community. I did not go through all that I’ve gone through to not preserve my energy and design my service for my people. In the United States, on average, Black women are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than white women. And college-educated Black women are increasingly prone to suffer great harm (for what I have registered as penance for their competence) in comparison to far less educated white women. As a member of this community, I have designed a support framework that nurtures us in the ways that no other people, culture, community or system can. Black women deserve one another. And I hold my private offerings of support exclusively for us. That is what I like to do with my time, and my Black business.

What is your faith background?

I am a striving follower of Christ. I believe in the presence of The Living God, The LORD, and The Holy Spirit. I became a Christian as a teenager, married a minister of the gospel in my adulthood, and we raise our children from our roots. I believe that I was called to birth work, and I continue to be called to this work by Him. Birth is sacred to me, and when I am witness, and as much as I am humanly able - protective - I see through eyes and work with hands that believe that life is a gift from heaven. My practice is private, and although I exercise and meditate upon my faith in ways that are both private and public, I refrain from soliciting my own faith with any of my clients’ own private and/or public faith. It is always lovely, when my client’s and I share a similar faith, and I am able to readily lean into language and rituals that comfort them as they journey to birth. When I share a different faith than my clients, I respect and encourage their language and rituals, and work to incorporate them as we partner together.

Your pricing is higher than the average doula’s pricing in my region. Why?

I am not your average doula and I do not provide your average service. By experience, by education, and by design. I am beyond your average, run-of-the-mill, garden-variety doula. Y’all. I have been waiting to find a place to flow that Musiq Soulchild line for a long time.

Let me start by saying that I am a Black doula for Black women. I believe that we not only deserve each other, we need each other. And to this day, in this space, I have yet to meet a doula quite like me. I bring something very different, very special to this work. That is derivative of who I belong to, where I come from, who I’ve birthed, and how I choose to show up everyday. You will get more than your coin’s worth if you decide to journey with me.

What are your thoughts on supporting homebirth as a doula, in a state like North Carolina, where out-of-hospital midwifery faces challenges?

Supporting homebirth as a birth doula in North Carolina requires education, courage, and a deep respect for families making informed choices in a complex system. While the state’s regulatory climate can be hostile to out-of-hospital birth midwifery, I believe in honoring the autonomy and wisdom of women and families who choose to birth at home.

Birth is sacred, and every family deserves the right to determine how and where they feel safest and best supported. My role as a doula is not to replace the midwifery care that may be limited by state laws but to provide unwavering emotional, physical, and informational support within my scope of practice. I help families navigate their options (like the option to choose out-of-hospital midwifery care, and the choice of said midwife), prepare for their birth, and advocate for themselves as they bring life earthside.

While the systemic barriers in North Carolina can feel heavy, they do not diminish the power, beauty, validity or necessity of access to homebirth. I approach this work with humility and reverence, standing alongside families who seek to birth in alignment with their values, even in challenging circumstances. Your choice to birth at home deserves protection, preparation, and respect—and I’m here to support you every step of the way.