About | Mamatoto Childbirth Alliance

Our story

How we began

In 2004, Tolewa Oyewole and Terie Boles, both traditional midwives and holistic practitioners, created Mamatoto Childbirth Alliance as a resource and information center for families seeking birth support, wellness guidance, and community care.

Over two decades we have walked alongside countless families through pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond, always grounded in ancestral wisdom and the belief that every family deserves compassionate, culturally grounded care.

As our city grows and changes, so does our mission. Today we reach further through Mamatoto Institute and Annette's Daughter, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to women and families who need us most.

Ongoing, 2004 to present

Childbirth education

Free childbirth education series at local libraries across metro Atlanta, plus community classes in childbirth, parenting, and holistic family wellness.

Family support and advocacy

Birth services and advocacy, provider referrals, and pregnancy and childbirth support.

Postpartum support

Postpartum care for new families, including breastfeeding support and doula services.

Community resources

A clothing share, a food pantry, and an infant clothes closet for families in need.

Training and programs

Doula training and the Mamatoto programs.

Our journey

Our timeline

2004Childbirth education series at local libraries, family support services, an advocacy program, and a clothing closet begin at the Decatur office.

2007

Moved Mamatoto to West End Atlanta, 1524 South Gordon Street SW, January 2007.
Family Resource Center opened with the Sacred Birth Childbirth Education Series, holistic provider referrals, prenatal yoga, soul sister circles, a pregnancy support network, advocacy, a food pantry, an infant clothes closet, and holistic parenting classes, January 2007.
Holistic Doula Program began, February 2007.
Prenatal yoga and birth preparation workshop, "Moving through Pregnancy," February 2007.
Moved the center to 549 Hopkins Street SW, June 2007.
Homeopathy workshops for families and for midwives, June 2007.
New Holistic Doula Program began, September 2007.
Free Sacred Birth Circle childbirth education series opened, six Sunday sessions, September 2007.

2008Spring Doula Program.

2013Quantum Birthing Retreat, a five day quantum midwifery week in Atlanta with a guest facilitator.

2021Annette's Daughter created during the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 2026Mamatoto Institute created to offer education and training programs.

What guides us

Our values

Ancestral wisdom

Traditional midwifery, plant medicine, and the knowledge held by our elders guide how we care for families.

Maternal health equity

Every mother deserves safe, respectful, culturally grounded care, no matter her income, background, or circumstances.

Community first

We meet families where they are and build care with them, not for them. Every voice in the circle matters.

Our team

The women behind the work

Tolewa Oyewole

Co-Founder · Traditional Midwife and Holistic Practitioner

Tolewa is a traditional midwife and holistic practitioner with more than twenty years of experience in midwifery and maternal care. She taught at a midwifery school for several years and is the founder and executive director of Earth's Healing Natural Family Services, a home birth and holistic maternal care practice.

Her work draws on the land-based traditions of Oyotunji African Village, bringing ancestral wisdom, plant medicine, and deep reverence for the sacredness of birth and family into everything she teaches. Read her full profile

Terie Boles

Co-Founder · Traditional Midwife and Holistic Practitioner

Terie is a traditional midwife and holistic practitioner who has supported more than five hundred families through birth over twenty-two years. She is a graduate of GCAPP and The House of the Matrona and holds a degree in Holistic Midwifery.

Her ICreate umbrella brings together midwifery, doula training, homeopathy, and sacred birth education. Read her full profile

Tatrice Guice

Programs Director · Certified Monitrice and Holistic Doula

Tatrice is a Certified Monitrice and Certified Holistic Doula and guides cohorts at Mamatoto Institute. She guides each cohort and takes part in the trainings alongside participants, helping every learner turn what they study into everyday practice. Read her full profile

Twenty years of walking beside families