Latasha is the owner of Tash The Doula and is passionate about childbirth and postpartum care. Hoke is recently married and loving it. She was born and currently resides in the Charlotte, North Carolina area. Her husband and she moved back to Charlotte after graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor of Science in Health, Physical Education, and Exercise Science and a minor in Psychology. Hoke's calling and passion began when a former colleague, shared she was completing her training as a doula. Hoke did not know what she meant, but once her colleague shared what she was doing she knew she was being called to this journey as a doula. She began pursuing her career in birth work after working in the medical field and hearing about the struggles many black women face during labor. This experience is what sparked her interest. She knew that she wanted to do something, but wasn't sure what. Although Hoke was working in the medical field, she knew that she was not in the role she wanted to be in and felt that she could do more to make a difference. After further looking into the maternal mortality rate, the racial disparities in the field, and hospital policies she realized a change needed to be made. She knew completing her training to be a doula, a constant support person for those in labor and postpartum was exactly how she needed to get her foot into the birth work world and make the difference she knew she could by supporting her community. #podcast #doula #women
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