“Birth is not only about making babies. Birth is about making mothers -strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength.”
Our Goal
At Ashe Birthing Services, we create a balance between evidence-based research and ancestral practices. This allows us to offer families a unique individual experience that is often missing in mainstream maternal care. Each of our packages are curated to fit the specific needs of each client. You may be interested in support during birth, or decide to extend the care to your postpartum period of healing - whichever the choice, we are committed to offering a holistic level of care from our hearts.
Vision
Ashe Birthing Services is a collective vision birthed between two sister-friends, Emilie and Griselda, in 2016. Today, it has grown into a community of specially selected birth workers that work together to provide full spectrum services to our families. We are an extension of our village, and we extend that as well to our clients. Our respective experiences as doulas and mothers exposed us to the reality that doulas offer a level of care that is vital, yet under-utilized, within U.S. maternal care. For us, doulas are magic makers. Our presence can drastically enhance the birthing person's experiences. A doula’s role during birth is to make sure that the person knows that the sensations they are experiencing, which can often be intense and sometimes frightening, are all natural parts of the process of birthing new life on earth.
At Ashe Birthing Services, we believe that doulas play the part of the proverbial village. We offer a type of feminine energy that, we would attest to personally, creates a sense of peace and encouragement for the birthing person. We are trained in various modalities related to birth and postpartum care. Herbal remedies, lactation, and aromatherapy are some of the many things we rely on when providing support during and after birth.
Please Contribute to our Community Fund:
Our mission is to heal the unmet maternal healthcare needs of the families we serve by providing direct access to funding, resources, and support from providers and professionals we know personally from The Bridge Directory.
There are so many gaps that exist in our current healthcare experience. Who else is going to fill them, if we don't? Who will create the solutions we need?
Our initiatives include: Access - Care - Education
Access is a key component to our mission.
This includes community funding.
Our Community Fund provides access to experienced birth and postpartum doulas and home birth midwives.
Your donation could fund doula services for a BIPOC family, a lactation visit for a struggling mom/parent, or a homebirth for parents-to-be with a midwife they trust. Your financial gift will directly benefit families looking for funding and access to high-quality care.
This community fund is for pregnant/new parents and families of color living in New York City and surrounding areas. We work on an honor based system, with a simple application process, and short phone interview, when applicable. Payments are made directly to the providers.