Shafia Monroe Consulting

Shafia Monroe Consulting Shafia Monroe is the Queen Mother of a midwife movement, a doula trainer, and a birth justice warrior My personal goal is to end human suffering.

I am a lover of people and see the best in each person that I meet. My seven children and my husband are the joys of my life. I've been teaching midwives, doulas, and birth workers for over four decades, focusing on African American birth traditions and postpartum rituals. I am a lifelong learner of organic gardening and herbal medicine. In 2002, I created the SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion

Training curriculum, to increase the number of doulas of color, Black midwives, and to honor the legacy of the 20th century African American midwife. It's about bringing joy to birth, sacredness to motherhood, honor to fatherhood, and strengthening family.

Even the baby wants to read Mothering the Mother .
04/29/2026

Even the baby wants to read Mothering the Mother .

04/28/2026

Group photos takes skills, lots of coordination and laughter 😂

04/28/2026

Book signing allows me to connect with so many wonderful people .
I love it.

I love when the entire family attends my book signing.
04/27/2026

I love when the entire family attends my book signing.

Having fun with a group photo with staff at there Labor of Love Fundraiser in Seattle, WA.
04/26/2026

Having fun with a group photo with staff at there Labor of Love Fundraiser in Seattle, WA.

One of my best friends supporting me at my book signing .So much fun last night, met so many doulas, midwives and famili...
04/25/2026

One of my best friends supporting me at my book signing .
So much fun last night, met so many doulas, midwives and families, who were excited to have their book signed.

My daughter is discussing how to use the postpartum calendar in “Mothering the Mother . The calendar provides a metho...
04/24/2026

My daughter is discussing how to use the postpartum calendar in “Mothering the Mother . The calendar provides a method for the mother to schedule her postpartum support for social, physical, spiritual and nutrition needs. Books are available in my bio . calendar #

I loved talking all things Mothering the Mother, with Helen Raptis, of KATU NW. We had a great interview on how my book...
04/23/2026

I loved talking all things Mothering the Mother, with Helen Raptis, of KATU NW. We had a great interview on how my book helps mothers heal in their postpartum period by not lifting anything heavier than their baby .
Help me get this book in every household so that new mothers can thrive and not just survive. Mothering the Mother is available in my bio and on Amazon.

SMC Doula Online Training lets you become dual certified as a birth and postpartum doula from anywhere in the world . I ...
04/23/2026

SMC Doula Online Training lets you become dual certified as a birth and postpartum doula from anywhere in the world . I enjoy how community is built on our weekly live Zoom with our trainer. We need more Doulas who are trained in Black birth and postpartum traditions to improve the birth and postpartum experience

04/21/2026
04/17/2026

We can’t believe it’s one week until Labor of Love! Join us for a night of joy and community on Thursday, April 23 from 5 to 9pm at S**o Park in Seattle.

We’re thrilled to announce that Shafia Monroe, MPH, will be joining us. Monroe Consulting is a renowned midwife, author, cultural historian, and the founder of SMC Full Circle Doula Training. A leading expert on African American birth and postpartum traditions, she has spent over four decades caring for mothers and studying the practices of twentieth-century Black midwives.

In January, Shafia released her groundbreaking book, Mothering the Mother: African American Postpartum Traditions, Recipes, and Healing, that revives ancestral wisdom to support modern families. We’ll be offering her book at the event for a suggested donation and Shafia will sign your copy. Join us and meet this remarkable leader! More details and how to register here: https://openarmsps.org/get-involved/labor-of-love/.

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

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