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A Wombman's Way AWW is a 501(c)(3)non-profit organization dedicated to providing health education aimed at improving infant/maternal health in African American communities

26/10/2026

In Detroit, community birth organizations and funders came together to listen, share, and rethink how philanthropy funds birth justice—and whose work receives support.

I represented A Wombman’s Way Warrior Midwife Training Program to amplify this message: We are a functioning workforce development pipeline preparing future midwives. Our work needs investment to sustain and grow its impact.

20/10/2026

Honoring our beloved ancestor midwife, Claudia Booker.

A lawyer who answered the calling to become a midwife, Claudia brought her passion for justice into birth work—advocating for midwives, uplifting Black midwives and midwives of color, and nurturing families with love.

Her legacy of advocacy, healing, and service lives on in the lives she touched and the paths she helped open. We speak her name with gratitude and carry her legacy forward.

Rest in power, Claudia Booker.

19/10/2026

Home birth, through a father’s eyes. 🤎

I had the honor of welcoming two of this family’s children into the world. Here, he shares how calm and supported he felt—and challenges the stereotypes about families who choose home birth.

Their decision was thoughtful, informed, and intentional. They valued science and chose the care they believed best supported their family’s health, safety, and peace.

Thank you for sharing your perspective and trusting me with your growing family.

18/10/2026

Could a father’s genes influence preeclampsia risk? A 2015 Ugandan study explored how certain genes a baby inherits from the father interact with the mother’s immune genes, potentially affecting placental development and increasing her risk of preeclampsia. A paternal contribution worth understanding—without placing blame.

15/10/2026

Who pays for midwifery care—and who can afford to access it?

This reel explores Medicaid, insurance, and the combined “self-pay and other” category—and what these numbers tell us about how births are paid for. What would make midwifery care more affordable in your community?

14/10/2026

Who is midwifery reaching—and who is being left out?

In this reel, we explore the demographics behind the birth numbers and what they reveal about Black mothers’ representation in midwifery care. These differences invite deeper questions about access, affordability, geography, and the choices available to our families.

The numbers show a pattern, but they cannot tell the whole story. How do we make midwifery care more reachable—and expand pathways for Black midwives to serve their communities?

Remembering. Restoring. Reclaiming.

13/10/2026

Who were the Black midwives who paved the way for us?

We honor Mamie Odessa Hale Garland, a nurse-midwife and educator whose legacy lives on in the communities she served. Remembering our ancestors. Reclaiming our stories. Follow for more Black midwifery history.

12/10/2026

How many families are actually being served by midwives? Drawing on Birth by the Numbers, this reel highlights a striking state divide: midwives attend at least one in four births in Alaska, Vermont, Oregon, New Hampshire, and New Mexico—but fewer than one in twenty in Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, across all birth settings. That gap deserves our attention. How can we expand access so more families can receive midwifery care?

11/10/2026

Beyond the hospital, who is attending America’s births? Drawing on Gene Declercq’s Birth by the Numbers, this reel explores home and birth center births—and what the label “other midwives” leaves unclear. CPMs are included in that category, but aren’t counted separately from traditional and other midwives. We need clearer data to understand their contributions, compare attendance across birth settings, and make community midwives visible.

08/10/2026

This National Midwifery Week, A Wombman’s Way Warrior Midwife Training Program honors the midwives who came before us—whose sacrifices, courage, and wisdom paved the way for us to stand in our power and purpose.

We give thanks for community midwifery and all our sister midwives whose hands continue to bless, nurture, and serve our communities.

We also celebrate Ashley Davis, CPM—our first graduate and the second person from our program to pass the board exam! Ashley, you carry this sacred legacy forward. We honor your dedication and celebrate all that lies ahead. 💜

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3747 Benson Drive

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Tuesday 10:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 18:00
Thursday 10:00 - 18:00

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