Hi, I’m Christina Jemine, a Certified Professional Midwife dedicated to training the next generation of Black Birth Assistants with clinical excellence.

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My journey didn't start in the birthing room; it started on the hospital floor. At the time, I was unaware that any other pathway existed to become a midwife—I thought nursing was my only bridge to midwifery. Thankfully, I found my way back home when I discovered the traditional midwifery route, and I never looked back. After six years as a Mother-Baby nurse, I transitioned to community midwifery and quickly realized a glaring void: when I searched for a Black-led program to train my own birth assistant, the options simply didn’t exist.

 

I’ve learned that if you don’t see what you need, you must build it. So I did.

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What began as a single workshop in 2019 evolved into a God-led commission. Just as Noah was instructed to build a place of shelter, He commissioned me to build a home for us—an ark of training and certification where our women are covered, prepared, and empowered for their calling. I didn’t ask for this work; I was commissioned to do it, and I answered the call.

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The souls I met during that first training literally moved me to create a space we could finally call our own—a bridge between the clinical rigor I learned in the hospital and the traditional roots of community midwifery. I realized we needed a modern clinical pathway intentionally designed for us to grow and thrive.

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Today, Black Sisters Birth Academy® stands as the first and only Black-owned and led birth assistant academy in the U.S. We have successfully trained and certified birth assistants from California to Arkansas, proving that for our community—and across the globe—BIRTH: It’s What We DO.

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Our programs work and serve as a natural first step into midwifery care for those ready to work competently and confidently alongside community midwives—the way it used to be, hand in hand. It is my mission to help you amplify your ancestral gift through a comprehensive, curriculum-based clinical bridge.

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I’ve built this bridge for you—all you have to do is cross it.

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This path requires real commitment. If you are not prepared to do the work you are called to do, please do not apply. For those who are committed: Welcome home, sis. Let’s get to work.