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Jennifer, Nicolle and Bry (Left to right)

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Hands-on training practicing movements for comfort during birth.

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We are a group of brown doulas in the process towards obtaining Birth and Post-Partum certifications for DONA.
Jennifer Torres Barrera, CLC and Doula in Training
Nicolle Hill, CLC and Doula in Training
Bryanna Chancellor, Doula in Training

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Our MISSION is to hold a space for birthing people to dictate their own birthing experiences.

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Our VISION is to inform, support and amplify the voices of POC birthing bodies in an effort to reduce the infant and maternal morbidity and mortality rates in our community.

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"My Amplify Madison journey was a whirlwind. I feel like everything happened so quickly and we were working on our plan as we went along. It has driven me to find ways to create something both familiar and new." - Jennifer

"I truly appreciate the opportunities Amplify has given me.
I was able to grow my skill set, as well as share spaces with others that not only looked like me, but have a similar vision of improving Madison resources." - Nicolle

"My experience with Amplify Madison was full of big moments! It opened the door to something I didn't know I would fall so in love with. It was an honor to grow and thrive in this way, I am so glad I was able to participate."- Bry

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What are you learning from this experience? What opportunities do you see? What challenges have you faced?

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What are you learning from this experience? What opportunities do you see? What challenges have you faced?

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We focused our energy on building the infrastructure to bring the skills and knowledge of birth work to our day-to-day work. The biggest of these efforts has been finding and connecting with expecting persons to support as birth and/or postpartum doulas. Obtaining the required experience for DONA Certification has been difficult for us through the COVID-19 Pandemic and hospital policies and limitations. We also found that it was a bit harder to pursue community and group activities. The Pandemic definitely made things different than we had originally envisioned them.

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Tell us about your journey so far, feel free to share what your team is working on, what you have accomplished and any upcoming activities you have.

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Tell us about your journey so far, feel free to share what your team is working on, what you have accomplished and any upcoming activities you have.

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-Jennifer and Nicolle completed CLC certification- March 2019
-Group attended and completed Childbirth training-October 2020
-Group attended and complete Postpartum training-December 2020
-Bryanna was hired as a Family Support Specialist with the Early Childhood Initiative (ECI)- March 2021

To date-
Births attended- 10
Enrolled to receive childbirth support -5
Families who have used Postpartum support-6