Nyasia Countee

Nyasia Countee (she/her) is a passionate maternal health advocate and the founder of Ancient Wisdom Birth Services LLC and The Lactation Center of MI. She integrates ancient birthing wisdom with modern medical practices to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

Nyasia offers a range of services, including childbirth education, birth and postpartum doula support, lactation consultations, and specialized care for surgical births. She is a certified surgical doula, VBAC certified doula, and a Certified Lactation Specialist at WIC.

Nyasia has played a key role in developing maternal health policies, such as the Doula Services’ Present in Labor and Delivery policy for the Detroit Medical Center and contributing to the skin-to-skin first latch initiative at Henry Ford Health. She is a member of the Michigan Doula Advisory Board and a Michigan Medicaid Doula Provider.