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Tiffany Townsend: Celebrating Uniqueness and Authenticity + Ancestral Support in Midwifery

June 14, 2022 • Row House

Tiffany Townsend is a Certified Professional Midwife, connected to her ancestral land and roots. Her early experiences with her Abuela, an OBGYN in the Dominican, had her involved with birth early in her life. As a young Mom herself, she saw first hand how many misconceptions and misunderstandings there were in the birth world, and committed herself to educating herself through the birth and raising of her first four children.

Through the misconceptions, myths and pure ignorance about Black people and pregnancy and breastfeeding, Tiffany’s commitment to providing holistic support became paramount. She is proud to say that she is the first Black CPM in West Michigan - but we’ll talk about the importance and unspoken weight of what that means to Tiffany today. She celebrates uniqueness and aims to create comfort through authenticity and by offering heart-filled humanity, medical, physiological, emotional, spiritual support.

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Shout Out: @doctor_midwife

Tiffany on Instagram: @delaflormidwifery

Tiffany’s Website: www.delaflormidwifery.com

NPR Article: "Black midwives and doulas in Michigan work to improve maternal and infant health"

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