Iya Mystique Hargrove (they/she)
Mission & Vision:
To heal, protect, uplift, and empower marginalized communities through holistic doula and wellness services.
About Me:
Holistic, full spectrum birth worker providing Caribbean-Indigenous birth and postpartum practices while helping to transform perinatal, reproductive, and wellness spaces for Black, QTBIPOC, and LGBTQ+ marginalized communities.
Services & Classes:
- Labor & Birth Doula
- Full-Spectrum Doula
- Childbirth Education
- Lactation & Infant Feeding Education & Support
- Prenatal and Postpartum Mental Health Wellness Support
- Birth and Postpartum Planning Assistance
- Postpartum Doula and Newborn Care
- Reiki & Sound Energy
Experience:
- Over 10 years of mental health and wellness
- Over 5 years of full spectrum services (I.e. birth, postpartum, grief and loss, lactation education, childbirth education, newborn care)
- QTBIPOC, LGBTQ+, BIPOC community-based support
- Expert Review Board Member (Parents Magazine)
- Editorial Advisory Board Member (USLCA’S Clinical Lactation)
- Inclusivity Specialist in Prenatal and Postpartum Care, Support, & Wellness
- Mental Health Wellness and Perinatal Support Trainer
Certifications & Training:
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- Certified Breastfeeding Specialist — Lactation Education Resources (LER)
- Trained Newborn Care Specialist — The Cradle Company
- Trained Evidence Based Birth® Instructor — Evidence Based Birth®
- Certified Maternal-Child Health Community Health Worker – Commonsense Childbirth Institute
- Certified Full Spectrum Doula — Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings
- Certified Childbirth Educator — Commonsense Childbirth Institute
- Certified Lactation Educator — Commonsense Childbirth Institute
- Certified Reiki I & II Practitioner— International Association of Reiki Professionals
- CPR/AED — National CPR Association
- Certified Nutrition and Wellness Consultant — American Fitness Professionals Association
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