About Us
Nurture and Flow was founded in 2019, and is owned and operated by a black woman - Oakland native and 8-year Full Spectrum Doula, Andrea Weaver.
We started this doula practice knowing how socially constructed and systematic oppression upheld barriers preventing families from accessing equitable options for reproductive health and healthy living.
There is still a large gap in maternal care, despite progress in the right direction. We often see how much more can be done when we see clients, even today, whose fears have been dismissed, who feel alone and helpless because they do not have enough information to make informed decisions.
At Nurture and Flow, you get to write your own story, look back proudly on your process, and experience your birth journey with people that care about you -not just another patient.
The good news is that you are not alone, we will make sure you know that.
Andrea R. Weaver
Full Spectrum Doula
Yogi. Educator. Speaker. Founder.
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Andrea Weaver is a mother, yogi, 2nd generation birth worker, and proudly hales from Oakland, California.
Andrea is passionate about empowering black folks’ overall well-being to enhance their lives, for the rest of their lives. Her experience is informed by over a decade of in advocacy, and human-centric work as a consultant, facilitator, and strategist within diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) tech spaces. Taking in a lifetime of tutelage from her mother, Laverne Weaver, and her community supporting birthing families.
She is fully invested in the sacredness of coming into parenthood and wants to protect it, so that your experience can unfold in a peaceful way, as much as possible.
“The difference between a positive birth experience and a negative one often comes down to how a birthing person was treated. Were they heard? Did everyone treat them with respect? Did they have an active role in decision-making?”-AW
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Over the past 6 years, Andrea specializes in advocacy for birth and postpartum care for families - focusing on melding inclusivity and visibility as a Black Doula.
She has had experience with successful VBACs, “big babies”, medicated and unmedicated birth, cesarean care, and high-risk geriatric pregnancies.
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Certified Labor and Postpartum Doula - Brilliant Births
CDL Certified Labor Doula, CPD Certified Postpartum Doula, CLSE Certified Lactation Support and Educator - Maternity Wise Institute
Trauma-Informed Care - Cornerstone
Full Spectrum Doula , Childbirth Education, and LGBTQIA+ Birth Support - Birthing Advocacy
Holistic Fertility Training - National Black Doula Association
PN Nutrition - Level 1
RYS 200 (completed) & RYS 300 (pending)
Advanced Training: Maternal Health Consultant - Atlanta Doula Collective
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To mark World Doula Week (March 2022), Andrea chatted with Nataly Joseph on Match Volume. The two discussed the importance of Black doulas for Black women considering the maternal mortality rate for Black mothers is nearly three times that of white mothers nationally.
The right of every birthing person, especially Black and brown people, to make informed decisions for themselves and their babies should be respected, and we should be provided with unbiased support when making those decisions.
Humanizing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support for us is absolutely essential in bridging the gap in maternal care. We strive to support the communities we serve through education, providing uncompromised access to care, resources, brave spaces for growth, and giving back to our community. As part of our support for doulas, we mentor, counsel, and evidence-based training with an inclusive lens to bring equality and equitability to birth work.