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Ninde Coordinator, UMOMS Addiction Counselor

Ninde Doula Program at Division of Indian Work, UMOMs program at WE behavioral Health

Valentina Zaragoza ADCl, ILC, Certified Birth Doula and Certified Perinatal Educator

I am a certified full-spectrum birth doula, certified Indigenous lactation counselor, certified perinatal educator, licensed Addiction counselor, and Founder of Wiingaashk Perinatal Wellness Consulting LLC. I have been working in the urban Indian community for nearly a decade, with a focus on perinatal wellness, substance use prevention and recovery, lactation support, doula workforce development, and community-based healing practices for Native mothers, babies, and families through culturally centered care through education, direct services, consulting, and building community connections.