Black Maternal Health Week · Launching Soon
Something new is coming
for Black mothers who deserve
better than survival.
Concierge birth preparation. Experience design. Stress reduction. Advocacy. A full support system for professional Black women who are done walking into the most sacred day of their lives unprepared and alone.
Be the first to know when we launch. No spam. No noise. Just the things you need.
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.
Articles, podcasts
& publications.
Birth preparation
designed like a
luxury experience.
You planned the baby shower. You designed the nursery. You booked the maternity shoot. Your birth deserves the same intention — and we are building the service that finally gives it that.
Full packages, pricing, and details reveal during Black Maternal Health Week.
Join the groups.
No cost. Just community.
Two 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 →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.
Donate $25 via SquareSecure payment via Square. Thank you for supporting Black maternal health.
Be there when
we open the doors.
New services. New packages. A full launch reveal. Join the list and you'll be first — with early access, special launch offers, and resources you can use right now.
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