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. Kira is a founding member of the National Black Doulas Association and the North Carolina Doula Organization. Prior to becoming a birthworker, 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
Panelist on the subject of hospitals revoking human rights
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 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.
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.
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.
"Novant's new policy requires doulas to register with the hospital"
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