Samsarah Morgan is the Mother of 5 sons and the grandmother of three.

She has been a doula for over 40 years and has served over 1000 births. She is the executive director o & founder of Nia Healing center for Birth and Family life , Oakland better birth Foundation and Shiphrah's Circle Community. Doula Program.

She has trained bay area doulas for over 20 years for her own organization. Since 2016 she has been honored to be a trainer for SMC Full Circle Doula Birth Companion Training Program, formally ICTC, International Center for Traditional Childbearing..https://shafiamonroe.com/

She has written for several publications and is the author of the Birth Plan”. Her new book Birth A Black Woman's Guide to Surviving and Thriving is expected in the Spring of 2020.

Samsarah serves on the Board of the Pacific family Fund which supports reproductive choice for families wishing to birth at the Bay Areas Pacific Maternity Center.

Samsarah is an apprentice midwife studying under midwives Laura Perez LM CPM and Judy Luce LM CPM, she is a student of The National School of Midwifery..