Meet Audrey!

Audrey Gentry-Brown (she/her) is the founder of Birth ‘n’ Herbs, co-founder of the Traditional Midwifery Freedom Path & Learning Midwife at Gather Grounded Midwifery, Birth Assistant at Birth Care & Women’s Health, admin of the Black Student Midwives Facebook Group, Certified Lactation Counselor, and a budding Medicine Woman.

Audrey’s journey into birthwork began before she even knew what a full-spectrum birthworker was. She would attend the births of family and friends, offer support during the postpartum period, and assist loved ones exercising their right to discontinue a pregnancy.

Inspired by the stories of her aunt Sis Vivi, a midwife in Jamaica, Audrey officially became a birthworker in 2021 after completing training with Nicole Deggins of Sista Midwife Productions. Since then, Audrey has continued to expand her birthworker toolkit by taking dynamic courses with leading Black women in the birthwork field. She carries their wisdom, as well as the guidance of her ancestors, spirit guides, and the spirits of the Grand Midwives, into each birth she attends.

Audrey’s mission is to provide culturally affirming, individualized, holistic care with an emphasis on reclaiming and incorporating ancestral practices alongside modern technology.

 

"Birth is the Revolution!" - Nicole Deggins, Sista Midwife Productions

 

Education/Training :

Community Doula, Sista Midwife Productions

Grandma's Hands: Pregnancy, Postpartum Herbs, & Nutrition in the Southern Tradition, Divine Birth Wisdom

Level 1 Herbalism, Essence Herbs

Certified Blactation Educator, The B.L.A.C.K. Course 

Community Breastfeeding Specialist, Reviving The Village Course by YOLO

Grandma's Hands Level 2: Deep Time, Divine Birth Wisdom 

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials Provider

BLS CPR Provider

Lactation Counselor Training Course, Healthy Children

Student Midwife (NARM PEP Process)

Traditional Midwifery Freedom Path, Gather Grounded Midwifery (in progress)

Holistic Midwifery, Earth Groundz 

Spinning Babies

 Da Roots Traditional Midwifery School (in progress)