Jeanette Muibi is a certified birth doula, Black maternal health consultant, and MPH candidate at OHSU — bringing community-engaged research, program evaluation, and hands-on birth support to families and organizations across Portland.
I'm a Black woman, a new mother, and someone who has seen up close what it means when a birthing person feels unseen. That's what drives everything I do — in the birth room and at the policy table.
I'm a certified full spectrum doula and a public health professional completing my MPH at OHSU. My work lives at the intersection of intimate birth support and the systems-level change needed to make Black maternal health outcomes in America look different.
I founded and ran Wema, a RACC-funded wellness community for Black women in Portland, because I know that community care is healthcare. I speak English and Swahili and I welcome families from all backgrounds.
Connect With MeI provide public health consulting services to clinics, nonprofits, health systems, and community organizations. Each service below is a distinct offering — reach out to discuss which fits your needs.
Community voice at every stage — recruitment, data collection, analysis, and dissemination. Using mixed methods, especially qualitative research, I address reproductive health, social determinants of health, and health disparities in ways that reflect real community experiences.
Start a project →I help clinics, health systems, and nonprofits build engagement strategies that go well beyond surveys — translating on-the-ground community insight into organizational programming and policy that actually holds up in practice.
Build your strategy →Process and outcome evaluation through mixed methods and community engagement. I assess programs for knowledge gained, effectiveness, and community acceptability — delivering actionable insights so you know what's working and can prove it.
Evaluate your program →Continuous, hands-on support from pregnancy through your first days postpartum. I walk alongside you — at the hospital, birth center, or at home — so you and your family feel informed, confident, and cared for every step of the way.
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Before the consulting framework, there was Wema — a monthly wellness community I built for Black women in Portland, funded by the Regional Arts & Culture Council. Free programming. Community-led. Centered on mental health, healing, and belonging.
That program ran for a year, produced real community data, and taught me what it actually means to hold space. The program ended due to funding. The model — and the lessons — inform every consulting engagement I take on today.
"A community like this is very healing. The acknowledgment that you are not alone is something everyone deserves."— Wema Community Attendee
"I love that openness and vulnerability is a strong advantage of this group — in a society where silence is overwhelming."— Community Member
"The warmness in the community. I feel it's a safe space where I can be myself."— Wellness Program Participant
Whether you're a family preparing for birth, a health organization building community programs, or an event looking for a speaker with both data and lived experience — reach out. I'd love to hear what you're working on.