ABOUT

midwife.
educator.
doula.
believer.
biologist.
antropologist.
wanderer.
amateur foodie.
tar heel.
Jessica 
Jessica’s journey in birth work began in 2012 when she trained to be a birth doula. From her studies in biology and anthropology to volunteering in a Women’s Health Information Center, she grew in awe of the human body. 
The training, her mentors, and her first birth changed fueled her interest in maternal health, childbirth education, and intergrative medicine. In addition to providing support during labor, Jessica is a trained ICEA Childbirth Educator. Her goal is to provide evidence-based information and preventive care to the expecting family. In agreement with the ICEA philosophy, she believes in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternatives in childbirth (and life).
With this philosophy, Jessica decided to become a midwife and be an option for pregnancy support, gynecology, and holistic education. 
Her experience as a doula and clinical training has exposed her to a range of births: unmedicated vaginal births, home births, water births, births with medical assistance, Cesarean births, and vaginal births after previous Cesarean birth (VBAC). More importantly, it has honed my purpose. Jessica is honored to be a black midwife and to join the midwifery community and other reproductive health advocates with a common goal: to provide a safe, satisfying, and autonomous experience for the birthing person, their partner and the baby. 
She has attended over 500 births in the past 10 years. 
In addition to supporting births, Jessica has a heart for community and reproductive justice, her current involvements include:
  • Co-Founder of Centered: A Curated Community
  • Education Advisor at LOOM
  • Former Lead Educator + Curriculum Development with DTI

  • Clinical Advisory Board Member at Brood

  • Host of Birth Disparties: The Anatomy of Prejudice

Midwifery Creds

  • Certifed Professional Midwife through North American Registry of Midwives
  • Licensed Midwife through Medical Board of California
  • Basic Life Support Certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Certification