About Vanessa

As a queer second-generation Ecuadorian birth worker, I am called to protect marginalized people in a traumatic system.

I’ve spent most of my life in NYC and my mission is to bring my ancestral birth practices to this land. 

Through intertwining evidence based care and ancestral knowledge I help empower my clients with the tools and support they need to navigate our racialized medical system towards a safe and transformative experience.

Training and Certifications

  • Madriella Certified

  • Ruro Caituiro Monge - 3 Day Intensive

    Learning Peruvian traditional birth and postpartum care.

  • Naoli Vinaver (Mexican Midwife) - 3 Day Intensive

    Learning how to prevent and solve complications in childbirth with the use of the rebozo

  • 2 day workshop - Kiwcha partera Martha Arontingo from Ecuador.

    Learning Andean postpartum care, uterine alignment & closing of the bones.

  • Madriella

  • Madriella

  • Madriella

  • Boober

    • CPR & First Aid

    • Postpartum healers - Indigemama ancestral healing

    • Montse Olmos

      • El Rebozo for Self-Care & Healthy Boundaries

      • Conception, pregnancy & La Luna

      • Plant-cestors that help us bleed

About Me at a Glance

  • As a brown queer person I know deeply the importance of feeling safe, seen, and respected. I am committed to centering the needs of my fellow BIPOC & LGBTQ+ community members by committing to earning your trust in our working relationship, advocating with evidence for your safety and equitable treatment, and proceeding with clarity knowing the systemic barriers we face.

  • As a covid conscious practitioner and as someone with a chronic illness (endometriosis) I do my best to keep my community safe from illness and myself safe from getting sick so I can continue serving them.  I acknowledge that covid and other airborne diseases are serious for everyone, and especially our immunocompromised and disabled community members. Therefore I take precautions which look like: 

    • Masking in an N95 or KN95 indoors during all in-person visits

    • Masking in an N95 or KN95 indoors in my everyday life

    • Testing weekly 

    • Transparent about any recent exposures, any symptoms that I am experiencing, and ask the same in return

    If you have additional requests on how I can make working together as safe as possible please let me know and I will do my best to accommodate (and be honest when I cannot). 

  • I center decolonial practices by acknowledging and continuously learning about indigenous practices (specifically my own ancestral practices and culture, and encouraging my clients to do the same) and how these practices are often actually the foundation of western knowledge - a fact obscured by colonization. 

    Colonialism is still affecting us, especially in the thinking and policies of the medical system, and it’s vital we dismantle these structures in our own thinking for our true healing to begin. 

About (cont’d)

This path is sacred to me—it is ceremony, it is reclamation, and it is resistance. I offer a grounded and heart-centered space for queer and trans families, as well as all who are seeking care that honors the body and spirit.

 As a covid-conscious practitioner, I take every measure to ensure the safety and health of my clients and community while still offering embodied, hands-on support.

Whether you are preparing to give birth, healing after, tending to your womb, or simply seeking connection with your own medicine—

I am here to witness you in your magic and remind you: you are medicine.