About this Event
Mark your calendars for December 07, 2025 at 6:30 PM (Eastern Time) and immerse yourself in Traditional African American Postprtum Culture and Knowledge.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear and meet Mama Shafia Monroe, connect with like-minded individuals and be part of something truly special!
What do you get with your ticket?
· A signed memory card of Mothering the Mother; African American Traditions, Recipes and Healing
· An inspiring evening Talk-Back {From Shafia Monroe on reclaiming African and African American Postpartum Traditions}
· Heartfelt Ancestral Readings by Shafia Monroe {exclusive excerpts from the upcoming book}
· Community Connections {with fellow birth workers, mothers and healers}
· Light Refreshment { fellowships in a nurturing and nourishing environment}
"Mothering the Mother, African American Postpartum Traditions, Recipes and Healing" by Shafia .Shafia Monroe, a renowned Midwife, Full Circle Doula Trainer, and Master of Public Health celebrates and unveils the lost art of African American postnatal healing practices in this practical, essential guide to maternal health.
As a mother, grandmother, and traditional midwife, Shafia M. Monroe intimately knows about childbirth and the fourth trimester. For over forty years, she’s helped thousands give birth, and has taught thousands more how to support birthing parents, all integrating the deep wisdom of African American healing traditions. Long suppressed by the white medical establishment, these practices—such as belly binding, heat, herbs, the lying‑in period, and the “taking‑out‑of‑bed ritual”—are powerful healing tools. Using them, we mother the mother through a healthy postpartum period.
While this framework will be powerful healing for all mothers, the information in her book can save Black mothers' lives; with African American women disproportionately suffering from maternal mortality and morbidity, there is an urgent need for an embrace of African American postpartum care that surrounds the new mother and her baby with community, love, and protection. Mothering the Mother is a resource for Black women and communities to reclaim their cultural traditions for a healthy postpartum recuperation.
On this occassion, we will listen to Shafia Monroe share excerpts from her upcoming book (release date Janury 2026) "Mothering the Mother, African American Postpartum Traditions, Recipes and Healing". Shafia will also take time do a Talk-Back with her audience and sign Memory Cards which can later be used as a book mark!
A Culturally Inspiring Eve, with Author Shafia Monroe is hosted by Birth in the Tradition founded by Mama Sarahn a Community Midwife of Atlanta, Georgia serving families for over forty years and sponsored by:
SisterSong
Black Mamas Matter Alliance
Georgia Black Doula Network Training Institute
Birth Work Mastery
As you mix and mingle, enjoy Deserts by SweetLea and Wellness Tea by Majestea!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Atlanta Birth Center, 1 Baltimore Place Northwest, Atlanta, United States
USD 20.00
