Greetings!
My name is Andrea Little Mason, Ed.D., however, in my professional work and internationally, I am affectionately known as "Dr. Doula." I use my expertise to promote resourcefulness in WOMBmen, especially during the childbearing year. As an influencer and thought leader in birth culture, I encourage WOMBmen to “Reclaim Their Birth Rites” by embracing the best of what previous generations have to offer. Read more about the work I have done below.
Educator
Scholar
Speaker
Birth Ambassador
Legacy Builder &
One Who
Considers the Heavens
More About Dr. Doula
Dr. Doula uses opportunities for international travel and speaking to expand her global knowledge of birth practices to share those insights with others. She promotes the tenets of the Centre of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and was a keynote speaker at the first Traditional Birth Attendants Conference held in South Africa.
On June 5 - 6, 2019, Dr. Doula had the honor of representing the Daughters of the African Diaspora at the Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) Conference in Durban, South Africa. She spoke on the topic: Reclaiming and Embracing Traditional Birth Attendants’ Knowledge and Practices of Africans in the Diaspora. If you would like to participate in some upcoming opportunities to help work on a plan to build a bridge between Diasporic African women and those born on the Continent, please CONTACT DR. DOULA and let her know.
Along with supporting women during the childbearing year, Dr. Doula focuses on providing educational resources through her Signature Course "10 THINGS" on the fundamentals of birth and postpartum, Sankofa Birth Ambassador Mentoring, and the "Sankofa Ways" Sacred Spaces Workshops and Home Visits where she teaches how to SANKOFA and return to indigenous traditions of caring for pregnant and postpartum women. She initiated the “Africa to the Diaspora” Birth and Postpartum Project that involves interviews with Continental African women sharing traditions with Diasporic African women. These interviews are shared through SBA Mentorship. Additionally, Dr. Doula interviews Black women around the world to record the stories of what she calls the “Black Birth Renaissance” through the Birth HERstory Blog. and Podcast.
The BLACK HISTORY of Birth in America. Education that acknowledges the contributions of women of African descent in birth culture is still scarce in modern birth culture. Dr. Doula addresses the parts of birth in America that have been lost, stolen, abandoned, forgotten and surrendered, while issuing a charge about who is responsible for what and discussing ways that Black women can empower themselves to improve their own birth outcomes. LISTEN HERE.
After more than 30 years of marriage to her college sweetheart, Coach Gene, she counts her greatest accomplishments to be her four adult sons: Eugene IV (Thulani), Imani, Andreu and Omari.