Mumu Mariane Charline
Mother of I'narú and Certified Professional Midwife. After traveling the world with the Dreamtime Circus, a community-based, social circus. Mumu returned to her ancestral roots in the footsteps of her paternal grandmother, Dona María, a traditional spiritual healer.
She completed her birth doula training at Natural Resources in San Francisco, California, where she learned about the Birth Justice Project and collaborated with them at the San Francisco County Jail. She also collaborated with the Homeless Doula Project, an organization that works with Black families, young teenagers, Latinx, Caribbean, migrant, and LGBTQIA+ families experiencing homelessness.
In 2014, Mumu moved to El Paso, Texas, and trained as a midwife at Maternidad la Luz, an accredited school by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council where she completed a three-year program and residency.
She worked as a resident midwife and preceptor for the North American Registry of Midwives at Maternidad la Luz for two years, where she shared and taught her knowledge to many midwifery students.
In 2017, together with a collective of midwives, she helped establish the Borderlands Birth project and Luna Tierra Birth House on the border between Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, a team of birth workers committed to reproductive justice for people with uteruses and to improving access to care for families on both sides of the border.
She participated in organizing health workshops and training Community Health Promoters in Palomas, Mexico, through the Borderlands Birth Project. Also on the border, she volunteered with the West Fund, an organization focused on providing funding for safe abortions for families in need.
In 2017, she traveled to Yucatán, Mexico, where she met renowned traditional midwife, Doña Rafaela Can Aké, and learned more about traditional Mayan abdominal massage, herbs, and postpartum ceremonies.
Mumu is a certified lactation counselor through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice, and, as a midwife, she holds certifications in neonatal resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
She studied psychology at Universidad del Este in Carolina and studied sign language at Berkeley City College.
In 2021, she studied massage therapy at Puerto Rico Massage & Bodywork, one of the best massage therapy schools on the island.
She graduated from the Carolina School of Fine Arts in modern dance and ballet, holds a classical ballet certificate from San Francisco City College, and a certificate in Cunningham Dance Technique from the Laban Centre in London.
After 14 years away from her island of Borikén, Mumu returned to Puerto Rico in 2018, bringing with her all the knowledge she acquired through her travels and adventures around the world, ready to share her skills and expertise with her people.
It will be a privilege to accompany you and walk alongside you during this remarkable stage of your life.
I am here to support you,
Partera Mumu
