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Your birth.
Your terms.
Your story.
Concierge-level birth preparation, experience design, and advocacy for professional Black women who are done leaving their most sacred moments to chance.
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You planned the baby shower. You designed the nursery. You booked the maternity shoot. Your birth deserves the same intention. We are here to make sure that when you look back on that day, you remember exactly what you built — and how beautiful it was.
What We Offer
This is not just
doula support.
Maternal Care Coordination
You stay focused. We design your complete support system — nutritionists, housekeeping, nursery setup, and every appointment that matters — so nothing falls through the cracks.
Learn More →Birth Experience Design
Your birth plan isn't a form — it's a vision. We build it with you: the environment, the music, the lighting, the people, the protocol. Every detail, intentional.
Learn More →Continuous Labor Support
From the first contraction to the first breath, I am with you. Physical comfort, emotional grounding, medical advocacy — present and prepared for whatever arises.
Learn More →VBAC Preparation
Birth after cesarean requires a different kind of preparation. We build your knowledge base, your provider relationships, and your confidence — so you walk in ready.
Learn More →Postpartum Planning
The fourth trimester is real. We plan your recovery before you deliver — meals, support schedules, mental health check-ins, and a return-to-self roadmap.
Learn More →Birth Education & Resources
Online courses, the Black Birth Story Blog, VBAC guides, and free community groups — because education is the foundation of every empowered birth.
Learn More →Investment
Choose your
level of support.
Every package is built around your specific needs, your birth vision, and your timeline. Payment plans are available. All packages include access to the Black Birth Story Blog community.
Foundation
The Prepared Mother
For the mother who wants to walk in educated, ready, and supported — without the full concierge experience.
Starting at $750
- —2 prenatal sessions (2 hrs each)
- —Personalized birth plan document
- —Hospital bag & birth space checklist
- —VBAC or natural birth education session
- —On-call text support (36 weeks onward)
- —1 postpartum check-in call
Signature
The Genesis Experience
The full concierge birth experience. For the professional Black woman who wants every detail handled with intention.
Starting at $2,200
- —Unlimited prenatal sessions
- —Complete birth experience design
- —Labor & delivery presence (continuous)
- —Birth space styling & environment setup
- —Medical advocacy & provider liaison
- —Postpartum planning & 3 follow-up visits
- —Access to all online courses & resources
- —Priority on-call support from 36 weeks
Community
The Village Package
Group education, community connection, and foundational birth knowledge — at an accessible price.
Starting at $150
- —Group birth education course (6 sessions)
- —VBAC Facebook group access
- —Birth planning template & workbook
- —Black Birth Story Blog full access
- —Monthly community Q&A with Shayla
Payment plans available. All packages customizable. Contact Shayla directly to discuss your needs.
Birth Types
Every birth is
a different story.
Meet Your Doula
A mother of eight.
A doula. An advocate.
"What Black women desperately desire and need in the process of pregnancy and birth is autonomy. Birth is deeply personal — and as long as our ability to achieve it is manipulated by systematic timelines and rigid frameworks, our power is released to someone outside of us."
I am Shayla Brown — a Shafia Monroe certified doula, birth educator, and advocate based in Nashville, North Carolina. I have given birth eight times: in hospitals, at home, in water, and unassisted. Because I had home births for the majority of my eight children, I was able to help the Black women I served have experiences that centered their desires — that celebrated birth, rather than treating it like a medical emergency.
I decorated their spaces with their favorite snacks, colors and smells. I walked through hospital hallways with them. I encouraged them to make decisions based on facts and not their provider's feelings. And I reminded them, in the end, that they had done a good job. That is the work. That is what I am building at Genesis.
"That is the work. Showing up for Black mothers — in the hospital, at home, in the hardest moments — and reminding them: you did a good job."
Articles, podcasts
& publications.
Join the groups.
No cost. Just community.
Three free Facebook communities where Black mothers, doula students, and birth workers connect, learn, and support each other. Join now — no launch required.
Teach Me How to VBAC
A dedicated community for mothers who have had a cesarean and want to understand, plan, and prepare for a vaginal birth. Real stories, real information, and people who get it — because they've been through it. This is your VBAC village.
Join the Group →Student Doula Match
Connecting expecting mothers with passionate, trained student doulas looking to build their experience — and connecting student doulas with families who need them. Support for mothers. Growth for birth workers. Community for all.
Join the Group →Teach Me How to VBAC
A dedicated Facebook community for mothers who want to understand, plan, and prepare for a vaginal birth after cesarean. Real stories, real information, and a village of people who get it — because they've been through it.
Join the Group →Community & Events
Birth work is community work.
From intimate birth preparation gatherings to community health fairs, Genesis shows up wherever Black mothers and families need support. These are the moments that build the village.
Want to bring Genesis to your community or organization?
Get in Touch →Help us build
the village back.
"We are not living in the times of villages anymore — people move away from family, people are estranged, all kinds of reasons. This doula service fills that gap. But building it takes resources."
— Shayla Brown
Your donation directly supports the development of culturally grounded birth services for Black mothers who need them, free community resources, and a platform that keeps amplifying Black birth stories.
- —Developing and launching new service packages
- —Building out the Black Birth Story Blog content library
- —Free birth education resources and guides
- —Supporting student doulas entering the birthwork community
- —Research and content for maternal health advocacy
Every dollar builds the village.
Choose an amount or give what feels right. All contributions are deeply appreciated.
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