Michele (Misha) James-Parham

Specialties

Full Spectrum (Supports the entirety of the reproductive journey and any outcomes - from fertility & preconception, to birth, to abortion, to miscarriage, to adoption, to postpartum)
Monitrice (A doula who provides limited clinical services)

Bio

Traditional Community Midwife (circa 1998), Monitrice, Herbalist, Inclusive cation, Teacher, & Speaker. Full spectrum reproductive support, focusing on BIPOC, queer, transgender, & financially-deprived families They currently have limited availability due to being back in school finishing a Social Work degree. Intersecting identities: queer, genderqueer/trans nonbinary, disabled, neurodivergent (Autism), Romani (Indian diaspora), & Mizrahi (Persian/Iranian Jew).

Mantra

Birth is a physiological event, requiring more support than intervention, and all birthing people deserve competent & culturally appropriate support.

Information

Certification: *Doula

Year completed: 1998

Years of experience: 10+

Births attended: 905

Languages: English

Other Certications: Midwife

How can your Doula contact you?

Name*
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Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
What kind of doula are you seeking?*
- Bereavement (Doula that provides physical, emotional, and informational support to families experiencing loss or a difficult diagnosis)
- Childbirth (Doula who provides emotional and physical support to you during your pregnancy and childbirth)
- Fertility (Doula that provides preconception (trying to conceive or understand conception options) support to families as they follow their path to parenthood)
- Full Spectrum (Supports the entirety of the reproductive journey and any outcomes - from fertility & preconception, to birth, to abortion, to miscarriage, to adoption, to postpartum)
- Monitrice (A doula who provides limited clinical services)
- Postpartum (Doula support after the delivery of a child)
- Sibling (Doula that supports, prepares, and/or cares for older siblings as they transition in becoming siblings. Sibling doulas are there while you are in labor, postpartum, or both)
Phone*
Email*
Doula Name

Serving Pittsburgh, PA and areas within 20 miles

Michele (Misha) James-Parham

Specialties

Bio

Mantra

Information

mastersofmaternity@gmail.com