Virtuously B'Earthed Doula Services is Community Centered and Well Rounded
Virtuously B'Earthed Doula Services is a proud member of the St. Louis Doulas of Color Collective (STLDOCC). LaKisha is a founding member and serves as Treasurer. STLDOCC strives to service birthing families of color by offering support at a low cost and sometimes free based on client circumstance. STLDOCC recognizes that there is a need to address the growing maternal and infant mortality rates in St. Louis and Missouri as a whole. Please click on the picture to your left to learn more about the St. Louis Doulas of Color Collective.
LaKisha is a Bereavement Doula student with Stillbirthday, an organization that knows and understands that a pregnancy loss at any stage is still a birthday. Virtuously B'Earthed Doula Services aligns with the mission of Stillbirthday. Soon, LaKisha hopes to be fully certified to better service the needs of the families she serves. Please click on the picture to your left to learn more about Stillbirthday.
LaKisha is a founding member of the St. Louis Community Health Worker (CHW) Coalition and is a member of its Board of Leaders. LaKisha uses her experience as a Community Health Worker to assist her clients with resources to community services as they are needed. Please click on the picture to your left to learn more about the Integrated Health Network of St. Louis, its alignment with CHWs in the St. Louis Region, and watch a short video of LaKisha and other CHWs talking about their experience and the rewards of being a CHW.
LaKisha is currently enrolled in the Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula, and Childbirth Educator certification programs with Birth Arts International (BAI). Please click on the pictures above to learn more about BAI.