New Mexico Doula Association

06/09/2026

The New Mexico Doula Association is honored to have Bianca Zamora the founder of Luminar Health serving as our Board President and helping lead our Association into its next chapter.

We are proud to celebrate Bianca’s many accomplishments in advancing the work of doulas, lactation professionals, community health workers, midwives, and the families and communities they support. Thank you for your leadership and unwavering commitment to equitable, community-centered care.

We’ve noticed some new faces following us lately and want to take a moment to introduce the team behind the mission! 👋

First up is our incredible Founder & CEO, Bianca. 🎉

As a lifelong New Mexican and the proud daughter of a Mexican immigrant mother and first-generation college graduate father, she saw firsthand how where you live can determine your access to healthcare.

Bianca has spent over 13 years focusing her career on advancing health equity and eliminating barriers to care. Throughout her journey, she realized that a lack of healthcare in rural communities wasn't because the care didn't exist, but because the systems to connect people to it were fragmented, difficult to navigate, or simply unavailable.

She created Luminar Health to bridge those gaps by building a supportive infrastructure for Community Health Workers, Doulas, Lactation Providers, and other trusted professionals so they can focus on serving families while being sustainably reimbursed for their vital work.

Bianca holds a B.A. from UNM, an MPH from NMSU, and is currently pursuing her DrPH at San Diego State University. Above all, she is a dedicated mother working toward a healthier, more equitable future for all families.

Learn more about us at https://bit.ly/3RNK2wJ!

06/07/2026

The recent rain in Las Cruces has been a beautiful reminder that growth happens when we’re nurtured. 🌧️🌱
Just as the desert blooms after a storm, families flourish when they are surrounded by care, connection, and support. Whether it’s a listening ear, a helping hand, or compassionate guidance through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, no family is meant to do it alone.
Here's to the rain, the growth it brings, and the community that helps families thrive. 💛

06/04/2026

Language access helps create safer, more supportive birth experiences.

Our Spanish for Birthworkers course is designed to help doulas and birthworkers build confidence in communication, medical terminology, and culturally responsive care for Spanish-speaking families.

Participants will practice common birthworker phrases, strengthen understanding of physiology and medical language, and gain tools to better support Spanish-only clients through prenatal, labor, and postpartum care.

Participants will practice common birthworker phrases, strengthen their understanding of physiology and medical language, and gain tools to better support Spanish-only clients through prenatal, labor, and postpartum care.

06/01/2026

Every family deserves care that is safe, affirming, and rooted in dignity.

This Pride Month, we celebrate LGBTQIA+ families, doulas, birthworkers, and community caregivers who continue to create more inclusive and supportive spaces in birth and postpartum care.

Reproductive justice includes trans and q***r families. Inclusive care is essential care.

Happy Pride Month from the New Mexico Doula Association 🌈

05/30/2026

Maternal mental health is community health.

Perinatal mood disorders do not happen in isolation—and healing shouldn’t happen in isolation either. Stress, lack of support, racism, financial strain, barriers to care, and overwhelming expectations all impact maternal mental health.

Full-spectrum doulas help hold emotional, physical, and informational support throughout pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond. Compassionate care can make a difference.

This Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month, we work toward a future where asking for help is normalized, support is accessible, and families are cared for with dignity and understanding.

You deserve support. Your mental health matters.

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

This series has had unprecedented interest and is now FULL! Please stay tuned for a hopeful Fall cohort!

Language access is birth support.

Join our free Spanish for Birthworkers course designed to help doulas, birthworkers, and community caregivers strengthen communication and culturally grounded care for Spanish-speaking families.

Through practice, repetition, and conversation, participants will build confidence using birthworker terminology in real-life settings.

Topics include:

• Core Support & Safety

• Prenatal Support

• Labor Support

• Postpartum Support

• Loss & Abortion Support

Online course open to English and Spanish speakers with optional in-person meetups between classes.

05/28/2026

Thank you to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for uplifting the work of doulas in NM!

Support during and after pregnancy can help families create thriving futures. ♥️

In New Mexico, expanded Medicaid coverage for doula care is helping more families access advocacy, emotional support and postpartum care during some of life’s biggest moments.

More families now have someone in their corner before, during and after birth.

Read more: https://everychildthrives.com/new-mexico-doulas-help-parents-thrive-with-essential-support/

05/28/2026

Next week in Las Cruces!

Calling all Doulas, Community Health Workers, and Lactation Providers in Las Cruces! 📣

We’re hosting a Provider Social Hour to celebrate the incredible power of culturally rooted care, and we want you in the room. Join us NEXT Wednesday, June 3rd, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at Collective Co. for free food, drinks, and great conversation.

We’ll also be gathering stories during this time to help families understand just how vital your work is. Let’s connect and advocate for sustainable care across New Mexico!

We’d love to see you there! Sign up today at https://bit.ly/4wSXCPd

05/27/2026

Uplifting this upcoming training by Tintawi Kaigziabiher. 🙏🏽🕯️🩵

Details and link 🔗 are located on the original post.

Presbyterian's Health Equity Training Team is piloting a training that is being considered for the Health Equity Training series. We hope you can join us!

Bringing in the Spirit: African Diaspora Traditions for Modern Healthcare Settings is a 201-level course that will support our Traditional Healing training segment of the curriculum. Our presenter, Iya Tintawi Kaigziabiher, is a certified doula and master teacher of Reiki practices. She is a certified natural medicine practitioner and a traditional birth attendant.

This presentation will introduce learners to prevalent healing practices associated with patients/communities of African descent and the importance of honoring these traditions in healthcare systems.

Immediately following the presentation, you will be asked to provide your thoughts on the training and its connection to your work/constituents. Feel free to forward this invitation to those who should be included in reviewing this training.

If you cannot attend this session on July 7th at 11 a.m., please consider forwarding this invitation to members of your team who can join in your stead.

Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/219352657830468?p=Ni20T0IdxNYqb5zxMt
Meeting ID: 219 352 657 830 468
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