Objective
To establish a holistic perinatal center that will
meet the needs of every member of the family
during their lifespan. The center will also provide
education, training and certification opportunities
with a focus to increase the number of professionally
trained Ethnic providers in the state.
Ultimate goal: To reduce the Infant and Maternal Mortality & Morbidity rates in Oklahoma; with a strong emphasis of serving
Ethnic families/individuals.
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Experience
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Agape Doula Service • 1999 to present
Agape Doula Postpartum Service • 2007 to present Agape Doula Mother's Massage • 2013 to present Agape Doula Lactation • 2015 to present Baby Cafe USA Oklahoma State Coordinator • 2015 to present Oklahoma Chapter PSI founding Member • 2018 - present Best Beginnings Doula/Childbirth Education Program • 2013 to present •Best Beginnings • Mid- Del Technology center Certification Committee Member • 2011 - 2015 DONA International COBA Baby Cafe Program Creator/Director • 2014 -2016 Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocate |
COBA Baby Cafe Program Facilitator • 2014 -2016
Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocate D.A.C.O. President, Vice- President, Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations • 2004-2012 • Doula Association of Central Oklahoma Doula Program Coordinator • 2006 -2008 • Emerson Alternative public School Labor & Birth Educator • 2014 - 2017 • Eagle Nest's Program • Oklahoma City Indian Clinic Midwives' Assistant • 2015 - present Mosaic Midwifery Parent Commissioner • 2015 - 2018 • Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers PSI State Co-Coordinator• 2014 - 2018• Postpartum Support International |
Certifications
Birth
DONA International • Advanced Certified Birth Doula • 2016 - Present DONA International • Certified Birth Doula • 2001 - Present Lamaze International • Teen Specialist • 2004 - Present American Heart Association • CPR for the Professional Healthcare Provider • 2007 - Present Mercy In Action • Midwives Assistant • 2015 |
Postpartum DONA International • Advanced Certified Postpartum Doula • 2016 - Present DONA International • Certified Postpartum Doula • 2007- Present American Heart Association • Neonatal Resuscitation Program • 2016- Present MotherMassage • Certified for Professional Practice in Perinatal & Postpartum Massage • 2013 - Present |
Lactation Healthy Children's Project • Certified Lactation Counselor • 2014 - Present Uzazi Village • Certified Chocolate Milk Facilitator • 2015- Present Lactation Consultant Services • Certified Breastfeeding Educator • 2013 - Present Oklahoma Dept. of Health WIC Services• Breastfeeding Educator • 2000 - Present Loving Support • WIC Peer Counselor • 2015 |
Education & Training
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Associate of Science in Midwifery • National College of Midwifery • 2018- Present
Bachelors of Science in Midwifery • Midwives College of Utah • 2016 - 2018 Expect the Unexpected: Midwives Handling complications in Out-Of- Hospital Settings ~ Complication in the Newborn Period • Mercy In Action • 2018 Expect the Unexpected: Midwives Handling Complication in Out-Of-Hospital Settings~ Complication in the Postpartum Period • Mercy In Action • 2018 Expect the Unexpected: Midwives Handling Complication in Out- Of- Hospital Settings ~ Complication in the Intrapartum Period • Mercy In Action • 2018 Expect the Unexpected: Midwives Handling Complication in Out-Of- Hospital Settings~ Complication in the Antepartum Period • Mercy In Action • 2018 A Dental Perspective of Oral function in the Infant Child (specialized training on oral restriction and their effects on the nursing infant.) • Academy of General Dentistry • 2017 NARM Preparing for Legislation Midwifery • Education Accreditation Council • 2017 Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care • Indiana University Health • 2016 |
Reducing Racial and Inequalities in Breastfeeding • 2016
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASSIST) • 2016 Easier Childbirth w/ Fetal Positioning • Gail Tully, Spinning Babies • 2014 Resolving Shoulder Dystocia • Gail Tully, Spinning Babies • 2014 Lamaze Childbirth Educator Training • Passion for Birth • 2016 Integrating Acupressure into Your Practice of Labor and Postpartum Care • Acumassage Therapy Center • 2014 Using the Peanut Ball During Labor • Cheri Grant • 2014 Yoga Breathing for Birth • Karen Prior, Mamaste Yoga • 2014 When Survivors Give Birth • Penny Simkin • 2009 |
