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Become a Certified Birth Assistant with Black Sisters Birth Academy®

ONLY FOR- Serious Aspiring Black Midwives or Aspiring Black Birth Assistants who want to become certified birth assistants to community midwives attending births in out-of-hospital settings (home &/ free-standing birth centers) in the next 6 months or less.

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In this interview, we'll tell you quickly if this program can work for you and if you qualify for enrollment to get started now. Only qualified applications will be able to schedule an interview.

HEAR WHAT MY PHENOMENAL GRADUATE STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY

Wanda Harvey Evans

BSBA is a godsend. It is a program made for us by us; the curriculum is current and update with additional hands on learning if you choose. Midwife Christina gives great gems and nuggets and you will connect with friends for a lifetime... I gleaned a lot from her so much that looking for a preceptor or mentor or midwife I was able to be a birth assistant for two midwives.

Jamilla Adams

I enrolled in the Birth Assistant course with BSBA. It really kick started my transition from teaching to full time birth work. Christina is invested in us from application interview to well after completion. The course includes a quality foundation of knowledge.
From what is a birth assistant to medical terminology to accruing certifications needed. It helped me get a midwives assistant position and her support gave me the drive to continue on to applying to midwifery school!

Jennifer Reynoso Ng

After taking the birth assistant training, I felt ready to step into birth assisting with confidence. I now assist two midwives at home births!! Thank you for answering your call and preparing black women like me to step into this role!

BECOME A CERTIFIED BIRTH ASSISTANT WITH US

Black Sisters Birth Academy® trains aspiring Black midwives and aspiring Black birth assistants to become certified birth assistants to community midwives attending births in out-of-hospital settings through a proven step-by-step online curriculum-based program intentionally designed with you in mind.

YOU'RE A PERFECT FIT FOR OUR PROGRAM IF...

You're an aspiring Black birth assistant or an aspiring Black midwife with homebirth experience and:

You're ready to embark on your journey to become a certified birth assistant.

You need to complete a birth assistant training program as part of a hiring requirement.

You want to gain practical experience as a birth assistant before applying to midwifery school or pursuing a career in midwifery.

You're required to complete a birth assistant training program before becoming a midwifery apprentice or enrolling in midwifery school.

You're a birth assistant currently working with a midwifery practice and have no formal education in birth assisting and you're ready to receive formal training and certification.

You're a birth doula and you're ready to support community midwives and birthing families clinically as a trained birth assistant.

You're a licensed medical professional with Maternal-Child Health experience and you're ready to begin your journey into midwifery care as a midwife's birth assistant first.

HEAR WHAT MY PHENOMENAL GRADUATE STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY

Monica Bentley

This program is a phenomenal program, specifically if you are trying to balance work-life with the program. The clinical aspect gives you a hands-on practical experience with preceptors, midwives to give you an out-of-hospital experience.

Jamilla Adams

In Black Sisters Birth Academy® I was able to learn lots of skills like phlebotomy, charting and get a look at what it looks like to go to a home birth. I was able to get a job as a birth assistant.

Natalie Harrow

A 10 out of 10. The learn at your own pace schedule is just great for moms with busy schedules. I am glad to be a midwife assistant; first in Canada it seems.

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Apply Now To Schedule An Interview

In this interview, we'll tell you quickly if this program can work for you and if you qualify for enrollment to get started now. Only qualified applications will be able to schedule an interview.

Our Enrollment Process

Submit an Application

Complete your application, this ensures that this program is a good fit for your training needs.

Schedule An Interview

Once you complete your application, we will automatically let you know if you qualify to schedule an interview for enrollment. Only qualified applications will be able to schedule an interview

Complete Enrollment

If you qualify for enrollment during your interview, you will be required to complete the enrollment with tuition payment due at that time. Upon payment you will get instant access to your program.

In order to apply for enrollment into Black Sisters Birth Academy®, you must:

Be a Black woman, 18 years old or older, who is an independent learner and task-oriented leader

Be a High School graduate or the equivalent or higher

Be an aspiring community midwife (Traditional Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, Certified-Nurse Midwife, or Certified Midwife) or an aspiring birth / midwife's assistant with homebirth or clinical experience in maternal-child health care

Be driven, determined and self confident

Be 100% committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed

Be coachable and willing to do the work

AFTER THIS PROGRAM YOU CAN...

Seek employment as a certified birth assistant with community midwives
Under the supervision of a midwife you can: Take vital signs of mother and baby
Assist with medical documentation
Set up birth related equipment
Keep the birth space clean and organized
Provide assistance in obstetrical emergencies
Assist with breastfeeding and other essential birth assistant duties.

Meet Your Instructor

Christina Jemine, LM, CPM

Founder & CEO of Black Sisters Birth Academy® l Birth Assistant Instructor

Christina Jemine is a devoted mother, midwife, motivational speaker, teacher, and accomplished children's book author. Before becoming a midwife and starting her practice at Black Sisters Midwifery Services, Christina dedicated over a decade to maternal-child health. Her experience also includes six years as a Mother-Baby and Pediatric nurse at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY, her hometown. Christina loves teaching others about the beauty of birth and gets great joy from sharing her gift of learning with others. She is a graduate from The Florida School of Traditional Midwifery in Gainesville, Florida; a 3-Year Direct Entry Midwifery Program.

As Founder and CEO of Black Sisters Birth Academy®, Christina trains aspiring Black midwives and aspiring Black birth assistants through a curriculum-based online program intentionally designed for them. Her program equips them to support community midwives with births in out-of-hospital settings as certified birth assistants. The academy's creation was stemmed from Christina’s own need to find a birth assistant training that was for us and by us to train her own birth assistant and the options were not there. As Christina puts it, "if you don't see what you want, build it." And that's exactly what she did. Black Sisters Birth Academy® has since successfully trained and certified birth assistants across the nation, from California to Arkansas to show and prove that BIRTH: It's What We DO.

HEAR WHAT MY PHENOMENAL GRADUATE STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY

Quanjeana Simmons

The experience at Black Sisters Birth Academy was awesome. It empowered me to do what I needed to do. I learned so much and with that said, I am now on my way. I am a midwife's assistant already with the lady I trained with.

Wanda Harvey Evans

I gleaned a lot from her so much that looking for a preceptor or mentor or midwife I was able to be a birth assistant actually for two midwives.

Stephanie Lewis

It gave me a safe space for women that look like me. The results that I received is that I was hired as an assistant before I even completed the program. Christina gave me the confidence that I needed to go out in this field and be confident in my skill set.

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Apply Now To Schedule An Interview

In this interview, we'll tell you quickly if this program can work for you and if you qualify for enrollment to get started now. Only qualified applications will be able to schedule an interview.

DISCLAIMER:

This learning program, and the information provided therein, is intended for educational purposes only and is provided as a service by Black Sisters Birth Academy®, a division of Black Sisters Midwifery Services, PLLC. In no event shall Black Sisters Birth Academy® be liable for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages and/or any damages whatsoever resulting from the use of this learning program. This learning program takes commitment and dedication to achieve results, and if you are unwilling to do that, this program is not for you. This website is operated and maintained by blacksistersbirth.com.