Morgane Veronique Richardson is a DONA certified birth doula, childbirth educator and placenta encapsulator based in Brooklyn. Morgane combines her professional background in women’s rights and health with a deep appreciation and respect for the birth process. Her work as a doula empowers women and their families by providing emotional, informational, and physical support during pregnancy, birth a
nd postpartum. She is certified with the American Red Cross in Adult/Child/Infant CPR, has completed workshops to help women breastfeed successfully, and has received training from Debra Pascali-Bonaro on using a rebozo (traditional Mexican shawl) during labor. Morgane understands that each family enters their birth differently and she is committed to helping her clients feel fully supported – no matter their beliefs, needs or wants during this time. She believes in keeping women and their families informed, and walking them through each step to ensure they make the best birth choices for themselves. As your doula, Morgane offers constant compassion, non-judgmental support, and warmth to the birthing process. Morgane Richardson’s professional path has been guided by her dedication to provide women with a space to empower themselves. Her work on the reflections of women, race and education have been published in numerous blogs and magazines, her social media firm works on pro-social campaigns for clients such as the United Nations, and her position as a CUNY adjunct professor keeps her at the edge of the field of gender and health. in Sociology/Anthropology and Art History from Middlebury College and an M.A. in Gender and Peacebuilding from the United Nations University For Peace. Morgane happily makes her home in South Slope, Brooklyn with her partner and their dog.