Who Are We
Our Mothers’ Light Holistic Birth Service (OML) is dedicated to not only impacting but changing the birth narrative for black women, their families, and other women alike, in and around Chicago and the world.
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We, Kemeera and Zetanefert, have had the honor and privilege to regularly travel to Togo, Benin, and Burkina Faso, Africa- immersing ourselves in the culture and learning an immense amount of knowledge from traditional healers, mothers, and birth-workers. During our travels in Africa, we have learned and continue to learn about the birth, pregnancy, and postpartum traditions of the Gourmatche and Tem people.
Growing up in America, we see how other women, like us, have suffered a disconnect from our cultural traditions and rituals as a result of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Thus, we have taken up the charge to recover our Ancestral memory and restore our cultural traditions for pregnancy, birth and postpartum healing among the diaspora.
Growing up in America, we see how other women, like us, have suffered a disconnect from our cultural traditions and rituals as a result of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Thus, we have taken up the charge to recover our Ancestral memory and restore our cultural traditions for pregnancy, birth and postpartum healing among the diaspora.
The OML model of care is based on our African Ancestral culture’s birth and mothering traditions and is fused with our various birth trainings and personal experiences.
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It is an honor for us to share the light of the mothers who came before us. It is our sincerest wish that this knowledge will be passed down by the women of the diaspora as we believe that it can transform maternal and infant mortality rates, as well as create a safety net for mothers, their children and families, allowing them to thrive and grow together in love. |
