Sarah is a birthkeeper, urban farmer, ethnoherbalist, and educator. Her practice draws on Indigenous and Afrodiasporic plant and birthkeeping traditions from Turtle Island. She focuses on Taíno, Kalínago, African-American, and Caribbean folk remedies and birthing ceremonies. Her book, Ahiyakawo Ke (Land, Speak to Us): Taíno and Kalínago Herbalism, explores the botanical wisdom and ancestral plant traditions of the Taíno and Kalínago peoples of the Antillean islands. Sarah holds a Masters of Arts in Education from Tufts University and is a certified fertility and postpartum doula with the National Black Doula Association. She has completed end-of-life care for doulas and green burial coursework with ReDesigning the End. Sarah is also a certified MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid) doula. She has five years of experience in one-on-one and group birthkeeping care, with a specialty in poor and working class pregnancies and postpartum care as well as urban farming and garden education.

Daytime Postpartum and PAIL Support ​ Every day during your postpartum or PAIL (Pregnancy and Infant Loss) looks a little different, as your needs will be changing daily and healing is a nonlinear journey. A postpartum doula's responsibilities shift each day based on you and your family's needs. Daytime hours are typically booked in 4-hour shifts. Exchange: $45-50/hour (from the hours of 7am to 5pm) May include: Evidence-based support about postpartum recovery - including physical and emotional changes - and referrals to community resources Breastfeeding/bodyfeeding support and guidance, including assistance with latching and positioning Managing grocery shopping, meal prepping for baby and family and/or organize meal trains, and assisting with feeding schedules Introduction to infant massage and early communication techniques Organizing laundry service Assisting with postpartum parent care (simple hair care, reflexology, etc.) Answering the phone and taking messages (for PAIL) Helping with funeral or burial arrangements, offering support in researching compassionate service providers for stillbirth or neonatal death (for PAIL) Offering non-judgmental listening and encouragement Womb wellness support (see below) Support via email and Telegram ​ Womb Wellness Support ​This offering is best for those face-to-face with womb challenges (examples: thyroid imbalance, endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS, sexual trauma), those looking for a more nature and ancetral-based approach to postpartum healing, and/or womb wellness as well as those need assistance with researching healing options for womb challenges.