Red Birth Green:
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Due to the staggering infant mortality rates of Black babies in Kalamazoo County, Rootead’s doula collective was created as an advocacy and support group for birthing people of color.
A doula is a professional, non-medical birth and postpartum support person. Rootead has shifted from our doula collective, into community-based Red Birth Green - an extension of Rootead designed to assist clients and their families in achieving the most positive, healthy birthing experience and post partum year as possible. To achieve this, Rootead connects pregnant people to birthwork services, including; stress-reducing classes, empowering programs, doula services and more. In addition, Red Birth Green has a unique training program - open to anyone interested in birthwork. It is especially important for Rootead to focus on training Black birthkeepers, to provide Kalamazoo with advocates that reflect it's demographic. |
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Before Pregnancy
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During pregnancy
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After pregnancy
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All Stages
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Erica GuthausCONJURER OF BIRTH RECLAMATION
redbirthgreen@rootead.org Erica Guthaus has been supporting families in their childbearing year since 2008 and has been part of the professional birth community since 2014. A highly skilled communicator, educator and encourager, she specializes in transformative growth, empowerment and wisdom keeping. As the Conjuror of Birth Reclamation, Erica is bringing her skill set to life by supporting Red Birth Green birth workers and families in claiming compassionate, inclusive and respectful care for the entire family dynamic during the childbearing years. Born and raised in Kalamazoo, she currently lives in Lansing with her husband, 4 kids and 5 rescue pets. |
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Aaliyah MortonRED BIRTH GREEN LIAISON
redbirthgreen@rootead.org Aaliyah is 26 years old and a Kalamazoo native. She has been involved with Rootead since 2017 and unexpectedly found her passion and her now husband! A mama to twin boys, Aaliyah is currently studying at Central Michigan University for a Bachelor's in Organizational Leadership. She is an aspiring doula with an avidness for reproductive health and racial justice in the maternal community. |
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Reclaiming Birth
Fall 2020: Closed
Spring 2021: Coming Soon! |
"The ability to support birthing bodies does not just come from the books we read or the workshops we attend. it is already within us; in our bones. in our souls."
Virtual Birth Keeper Training is a birth training cohort for the person who is ready for a new vision and approach in the realm of birth work and beyond. Guided by Red Birth Green, members will utilize both live classes and independent coursework to deep dive into the mind, body, soul and spirit of holding space for families in their childbearing year and beyond. This cohort opportunity is open to anyone who is interested and invested in addressing birth disparities in their community while leaning into traditional birth practices with ancestral guidance and contemporary flair. Come prepared to be challenged and ready for growth! |
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