Momma’s Village Fayetteville Doulas

Carmen Ricanek-Clinton is a dedicated mother of three and a passionate doula with two years of experience in the field of maternal support. Throughout her journey, Carmen has encountered a wide spectrum of pregnancies, from the uplifting to the challenging. This diverse experience has shaped her commitment to empowering mothers to realize their unique visions of an optimal pregnancy.

Carmen believes that each mother deserves an advocate by her side during this transformative time. She works tirelessly to ensure that her clients’ wishes and concerns are not only heard but also respected and understood by everyone involved in the birthing process. Her approach is centered on fostering a supportive environment where mothers can feel confident and informed as they navigate their pregnancy journeys. Through her work, Carmen strives to make a meaningful difference in the lives of mothers and their families, advocating for their needs and helping them to embrace the beauty of childbirth.

Katelin believes that with full transparency and all pertinent information, her clients will be able to make informed decisions during the most sacred time of their lives. She believes all clients deserve a village that will encourage them in such ways they feel validated to walk powerfully throughout their journey. As a Pitt County native, wife and mom of three, she feels honored to serve her community.

Kenisha is a natural nurturer with a listening ear. She shows up for her clients and protects their space. She believes birth work is a way for her to watch God create existence and break barriers. This divine time should include rights, responsibilities, and protection for all. That is why she fights hard for her clients, making sure they are safe and given equitable care. When she sets her mind to a goal she becomes laser-focused and tenacious and continues to be driven all the way to the finish line. She is excited to be on your team and run the race with.

Laquasha (she/her), better known as Quay, is the Founder and Doula of Hibiscus Healing. She is a three-time trained full-spectrum community-based doula and certified lactation counselor (CLC) who is incredibly passionate about postpartum care and lactation. Quay has many roles, including mommy to a sweet, charismatic, and energetic boy. Through her experiences of becoming a young Black-Caribbean mother in college, her identity as a working-poor class person, and her Gender and Women’s Studies degree, Quay strives for systemic change in much more than birth work. Quay uses all her knowledge and experience to decolonize, dismantle, and reimagine birth work so that all who experience reproductive stages of trying to conceive, pregnancy, labor, birth, and fetal loss know that there are safe spaces and people for them. Hibiscus Healing believes authenticity, humility, and love thrive together. Quay continuously challenges the medical-industrial complex and societal norms to remind her families of the power they already possess: to live in their truth, make informed decisions, be heard, and be protected. Through education, cultural competency, compassion, resources, and more, Quay is dedicated to improving and bearing witness to all experiences surrounding birth and parenthood.

My name is Tenisha Tyler, and I go by the name Milli Femme… short for Millennial Woman. I believe all women should have safe and positive birth experiences. When I notice someone on their pregnancy journey, I immediately ask “How are we feeling?” Most of the time the response includes an exhausted, “I’m fine.” For which I ask again, “How are we feeling?” And then I get the truth, for which I understand. Because, as a mother of a large family, I have been there… 5 times. I feel the immediate need to provide physical, emotional, and informational support to empower women in their journey. However, in my most recent experience, I faced medical challenges. Had a birth worker supported me, the stress and complications wouldn’t have been as severe. My position would have been heard if more than one voice rang out with me… standing beside me. Now I have a choice: I could let my experience haunt me, or I can be that person I needed, for someone else. I’m choosing the latter.

Regine, a Fayetteville native, goal is to strive to improve the quality of birthing experience for women and support them during the various stages of motherhood, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Being a mother to an energetic two-year-old and having seen the positive outcome of having a doula herself, she wants to pave the work forward. Her end results are to leave a positive impact on the women she supports.

Shaunette, known as Sky, is the founder of Kiota Doula LLC, which means “nest” in Swahili, symbolizing the supportive spaces families create. As a full-spectrum doula, she is dedicated to guiding families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and early childcare, fostering confidence and self-empowerment.

Sky’s qualifications include training in the full-spectrum doula program with Bebo Mia, certification from DONA, and expertise as a Childbirth Educator with Homegrown Families. She is committed to ongoing learning, utilizing resources like Evidence Based Birth.

Her experience includes serving as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor in North Carolina and leading as a La Leche League Leader, while she works towards becoming an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Sky’s background also encompasses teaching and caring for children, including those with special needs.

Personally, Sky is married and a mother of six, valuing family time and engaging in various activities. For self-care, she enjoys art, nature, fitness, singing, and dancing, embodying nurturing and empowerment in her work and family life.