What Type Of Wombworker Are You?
for aspiring wombworkers
Discussion Summary
You may be feeling the ancient call to birth work and looking on social media to see sistahs supporting other sistahs in their natural births. This inner knowing has woken up within and you know that this is what your spirit yearns for. Together we discuss the different paths to birthwork and the various lifestyle challenges and requirements that is needed to fulfill this craft.
Iya Abiye Mawusi Ashshakir CLC, WBD, CBE, Traditional Midwife, Guardian Director
Iya Abiye Mawusi Ashshakir has been supporting women in the birthwork for 25 years and was initiated in birthwork and given the title Iya Abiye in 2015. Apprentice trained Traditional Midwife by Nana Siti Opio - Iya Abiye Mawusi's feet are grounded in tradition. She is also a certified childbirth educator, lactation consultant and wholistic birth doula. She founded The Mothership Institute in 2001 but the business was filed in 2008. The Mothership Institute was founded to address infant and maternal health disparities in her community. The Mothership has expanded from doula training to five additional certification programs, training over 900 birth professionals across the globe to advance community-based birthwork.
