Shante Ferguson

 Shanté is a mother of 5 sons, two grandsons, and one granddaughter. I was a pediatric medical assistant for 14 years, and before that, I was a caregiver for an elderly couple. So my call to serve and support people was recognized early in my life. Being a mother and caring for others has always made my heart smile, and that’s just one of the many reasons I know I was meant to do this work.

I come from a big family; my grandmother on my father’s side had ten children and 33 grandchildren, and the list grew. She is the one that raised me, so I was always around lots of families. She fed the neighborhood homeless people and would get blankets, hats, gloves, and socks whenever she could go for them. For holiday meals and even Sunday dinner, sometimes it was very usual for us to have extra heads at our table. I share that information with you because the caring gene is deeply rooted in me.

It was a difficult decision for me to walk away from medical assistant work to try my own thing, but, I’ve got to be honest, it was the best thing I’ve ever done next to having children and marrying my soulmate. When I’m supporting families through my doula work, breastfeeding assistance, or placenta encapsulation, it is a feeling that I can only describe as genuine happiness for me and for whomever I am supporting because I know that I am giving them my all.

My work doesn’t feel like work, I get butterflies every time the phone rings, and I know it’s time to support a family no matter what time it is. I don’t know if that magical feeling will fade once I’ve been doing this work full-time for a while, but I certainly hope not. My hobbies are plants, meditation, and caring for/supporting others.

When I took the doula training, I remember thinking, “Great, I’m about to be in a room full of tree huggers”. It was nothing I expected, and two years later, I hugged a tree for the first time, and my soul knew that I had been missing this magical gift from nature. I encourage people always to embrace trees, especially if they’re into nature.

Shante is available by appointment on any of the following Doula Services/Packages:

• Private Baby Care Basics Class
• Doula on Demand
• Personalized Full Services Labor Doula Services
• Team Labor Doula Services
• Planned C-Section
• Welcome Baby Home Package
• Baby Care Basics at Home

For Labor or Postpartum services, please select the location as “VIRTUAL.”

You can enter your Estimated Delivery Date in the calendar to view Doula’s availability.

Then complete Momease’s client intake form, and a Momease Representative will contact you to confirm Doula’s schedule and set up an interview.