Kira Kimble, CD
Originally from Erie, PA, Kira Kimble has been supporting families through pregnancy and childbirth in Charlotte, NC since 2012. She founded MINE-R-T Doula Company, Charlotte’s first black-owned doula agency, in 2019. She also trains doulas, specifically doulas of color, on how to provide culturally competent care. She is an advocate, marketing strategist and doula trainer/mentor throughout the southeast region of the United States. Kira has over a decade of experience as a birth worker specializing in multicultural birth support, plus-size pregnancy, VBAC, multiples, and high risk pregnancies. During her career, she has built a reputation for professional excellence, strategic thinking, advocacy, and leadership while working with a deep passion and commitment to improving the safety of perinatal health. Kira is a founding member of the National Black Doulas Association and the North Carolina Doula Organization where she leads advocacy efforts to increase patient access to doulas while maintaining doula autonomy. Prior to becoming a birth worker, Kira had a career in marketing at The Charlotte Observer, The Gaston Gazette and The Winston-Salem Journal. She graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in business with concentrations in Business Law and Marketing. She also attended Phillips Academy in Andover, MA where she received a global education that inspired her love of languages. She studied Japanese and Spanish and provides doula support to families in both English and Spanish.
MINE-R-T Doula Company
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As Seen On...
This episode of Dish with the Doulas features Kira Kimble, CD (BAI) as she discusses doula work and doula training
Library of Congress: American Folklife Center
A discussion about the disparities in healthcare concerning Black Maternal Health and how to advocate for ethical medical treatment for Black mothers
Panelist on the subject of hospitals revoking human rights
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NC doulas guide new parents through birth and beyond
 Doulas have been found to reduce negative outcomes at birth and increase satisfaction with birth, especially among parents of color. In North Carolina, they are helping their clients feel safer as COVID still looms large.
 How Doulas Support Plus Size Moms
Experienced doula Kira Kimble joins the Plus Mommy Podcast to talk about how doulas support plus size moms. We explore not only what a doula does but all the benefits of hiring one.
Kira Kimble on the importance of cultural competence in birth work.
"Novant's new policy requires doulas to register with the hospital"
Unsung She-ro Awarded by The North Carolina State Coalition of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc,
Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States has a disgraceful track record when it comes to infant mortality. It has the highest, by far, number of babies die on their first day of life in all of the industrial world.
Expertise scored doulas on more than 25 variables across five categories and analyzed the results to hand pick a list of the best doulas in Charlotte, NC.
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