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Upcoming Events

May 7, 2020 – Live Webinar: HIPAA Compliance in Doula Care
June 9, 2020 – Live Webinar: Scaling Your Doula Business
September 8, 2020 – Live Webinar: Recognizing Bias in Birth Work
October 10, 2020 – Cultural Competency Training:Working With Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health

Recent Posts

Healthcare Disparities Black Women Receive and What to Do About Them December 17, 2020
Preterm Birth Prevention Strategies November 22, 2020
Don’t Lose a Tooth for Every Baby: Pregnancy and Oral Health November 15, 2020
Traditional Southern Postpartum Chicken Soup September 7, 2020
Perinatal Safety and Coronavirus March 24, 2020

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After the foam is skimmed of the navy beans, add one veggie bullion cube, two bay leaves, dried thyme, black pepper, a little salt, 1 tablespoon white vinegar, and low boil until the beans are soft, add some cayenne, and dried parsley. Let sit for 30 minutes and serve over rice. #navybeansoup #blackmidwifecooking #postpartumfoods #thecookinggene #blackwomanwriters #fibroids #anemiafoods #smcdoulas #shafiamonroeconsulting #learn #train #blackmidwifehistory #blackmidwivesthroughtimechart #beadoula #register @www.smcdoulas.com

Doulas help siblings bond with their newborn. #smc

Doulas help siblings bond with their newborn. #smcdoulas #babysiblings #familyinrergration #nojealousy #blackbirthteaditions #postpartumrituals #shafiamonroeconsulting #birth #midwives #doulas #trainwithsmcdoulas #bethechange #birthingchange #maternalmortality #infantmortality #perinatalcare #spiritualmidwife #mysister #mybirth #grannymidwife #homebirth #birthcenter #hospitalbirth #vbac #breastfeeding @www.smcdoulas.com

February 1st -28, 2021 is our first online trainin

February 1st -28, 2021 is our first online training for the New Year! Train as a SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion, learn the ways of caring and serving based on the legacy of the 20th Century African American midwife. And certify as a labor and postpartum doula, with birth traditions and postpartum rituals that make a difference on every level. This training was created in 2002, and it is the first Black owned doula training program in the nation. You will able to claim your expertise in birth work, be a pillar in your community, give comfort measures in birth, learn postpartum foods and care, help reduce infant mortality and maternal morbidity, and so much more. Learn more and register at www.smcdoulas.com. Please share this with others. Thank you. #smcdoulas #birthworkers #midwifeandoulas #shafiamonroeconsulting #doulasupport #blackdoulas #training #blackbusiness #certify #postpartumfoods #Africanamericanpostpsrtumfoods #blackwomanwriters #maternalmortality #blackfathethood # culturalcompetency #infantcare #prematurityawareness

Guess who? Me and younger brother, Walter Monroe.

Guess who? Me and younger brother, Walter Monroe. We were two years a part. He was shot and killed at 19. He was defending a friend in a fight, and the boy shot him. He died on the street seven blocks from our house. After that as a young midwife, I began teaching every Black youth, emergency care. Throw your coat over the injured, elevate their feet, apply pressure. Treat for shock. Know CPR. Call the ambulance immediately. Some areas are war zones and survival skills must be taught. By writing my memoirs, I remember the happy and the sad. #gunshot #CPR #treatforshock #mybrother #sayhisname #teachtheyouth #blacklivesmatter #survivalskills #wartorn #mymemoirs #spiritsandmemories #blacklivesmatter #healerteacher #blackmidwifecooking #healthyself #postpartumfoods #leadership #doforself #shafiamonroeconsulting #smcdoulas #saveouryouth

Spent all day writing yesterday. Including my memo

Spent all day writing yesterday. Including my memoirs in a cookbook. Realize how awesome my mother was and I humble myself that my ancestors made me into greatness. They say write first, edit later. Please lift me up in completing my book. Love you all and thank you. #mymother #allmyancestors #therighttoread #igottalottosay #blackmidwifecooking #foodismedicine #hunger #endfooddeserts #postpartumfoods #blackmidwifecooking #shafiamonroeconsulting #smcdoulas #africanamericanpostpartumfoods #feedthechildrenfirst #feedtheelders #2500caloriesforbreastfeeding #postpartumbath #vaginalsteaming #backthebaby #clothdiapers

Stress is dangerous for postpartum mothers. Family

Stress is dangerous for postpartum mothers. Family members and birth workers need to protect them from the negative news/social media, and people; instead play healing music of their choice, give them plenty of firm shoulder massages with sandalwood oil and serve them a meal to reduce or prevent inflammation such as this black eye peas stew cooked in a ginger turmeric base. This type of meal protects from postpartum depression. Inflammation is found to contribute to-postpartum depression. #protectpostpartummothers #postpartumdepression #AfricanAmericanpostpartumfoods #blackbirthtraditions #foodismedicine #blackmidwifecooking #smcdoulas #shafiamonroeconsulting #lovethemama #holdthebaby #breastfeeding #homebirth #blackmidwives #blackdoulas #honorthefather #grannymidwives #grandmidwives #traditionalmidwife #queenmotherofamidwiferymovement #familyfirst #smcnewsletter @www.shafiamonroe.com

What I like about this picture is the normalcy of

What I like about this picture is the normalcy of having a small baby and encouraging and a female who is about to give birth. I like the laying on of hands, that is such an African American tradition. #females #birthing #midwife #doula #touch #layingonofhands #blackbirthtraditions #smcdoulasonlinetraining #breastfeeding #sistertosister #uprightbirth #postpartumcare #smcdoulas #shafiamonroeconsulting #staytuned #smcnewsletter @www.shafiamonroe.com

Happy New Year!🎊 🎆! Stay tuned for Shafia Mo

Happy New Year!🎊 🎆! Stay tuned for Shafia Monroe Consulting/Birthing CHANGE new launch. #new #better #youbeenasking #staytuned #information #blackbirthingtraditions #postpartumcare #exciting #smcdoulas #bigbusiness #blackcowgirls #postpartumfoods #growbetter #consulting #joinmynewsletter @www.shafiamonroe.com

I am done! Three apples pies ready to serve at our

I am done! Three apples pies ready to serve at our Kwanzaa dinner. #done #appleseverywhere #homemadepie #grandmaspie #AfricanAmericanPostpartumtraditions #blackmidwifecooking #southernhospitality #shafiamonroeconsulting #smcdoulas #thecookinggene

Apple pie with cinnamon and nutmeg. About to roll

Apple pie with cinnamon and nutmeg. About to roll out the top pie crust. #piecrust #Applecinnamonnutmegpie

Just finished making the pie crust. Hand made cru

Just finished making the pie crust. Hand made crust is the definitive factor for a good pie. #pie #piecrust #blackmidwifecooking #grandmasrecipe #healthydesserts #celebrate #happynewyear #imani #midwives #doulas #postpartumrecipes #doula #smcdoulas #homebirth #physiologicalbirth #breastmilksupreme #shafiamonroeconsulting

Habari Gani, what’s the word, IMANI faith. It’

Habari Gani, what’s the word, IMANI faith. It’s the last day of Kwanzaa. Preparing desserts for our Kwanzaa feast. Apple pie is on the menu, along with yam pie, black eyed peas, mustard greens, dirty rice,
corn bread, beet salad, baked stuffed chicken with onions. We kept faith in 2020, and we gonna keep the faith in 2021. Wishing you a wonderful day and glorious 2021. #blackmidwifecooking #smcdoukas, #shafiamonroeconsulting #kwanzaa #blackeyepeas #greens #applepie #faith #blackbirthtraditons #soulfood #traditionalafricanamericanhealing #blackpostpartumfoods #unity #feedthechildren #blacklivesmatter

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