Student Training For Medical Students & Student Nurses

Founder, Roots4Change Cooperative, Community Health Worker, Kichwa Andean Indigenous Medicine Practitioner, Reiki I & II, Trauma Informed Care Instructor. Aida has been a birth doula since 2018. In 2023, Roots4Change, the doula cooperative that she helped to found attended 8% of all births in our county. In just five years, they have changed outcomes for Latina and Indigenous families. Aida was born and raised in the Andes Pijal Otavalo- Ecuador. “In my native community, honoring childbirth with great kindness and respect are key principles and traditions. I firmly believe that coming into the world with love, naturalness, and patience is a human right all should have.” These attitudes permeate Aida’s teaching skills and she brings many quiet gifts to her classroom.

Chandra is a full-spectrum doula, childbirth educator, grief support specialist, pregnancy and infant loss advocate, and fierce maternal and infant health champion. Chandra brings expertise in both birth and full spectrum doula services. She is actively engaged in maternal health advocacy, working to enhance the integration of doulas within programs and systems, fostering holistic care and well-being. She is the Director of Programs for Harambee Birth and Family Center.

Mandi Wagnild, IBCLC, CBD is Doulaing The Doula’s internationally based member of the online Doulaing The Doula Training Faculty. She owns Misawa Birth and Baby in Misawa, Japan. Mandi is also a Lamaze® Certified Childbirth Educator, Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, Spinning Babies® Parent Educator, and Certified Postpartum Doula.  Mandi’s passion as a ceaseless advocate for evidence-based care and patient rights is present in both her daily and professional life.