A doula offers support throughout all walks of life that require advocacy
Meet Nikita!
Chief Midwife Apprentice + Director of Client Care
Birth Assistant
Nikita Johnson is a 3rd Year Midwifery Apprentice at Charm City Midwives located in Pikesville, MD. She is enrolled at the National College of Midwifery pursuing her Associates Degree in Midwifery and is expected to graduate December 2024. She has 6 years of hospital based labor & delivery experience as a Certified Obstetrics Surgical Technologist, 5 years as top practicing doula in the DMV, and 3 years as a Midwifery Apprentice. Nikita has a prominent reputation for advocacy and helping her patients fight for the birth they are worthy of. She is a Doula Trainer & Mentor for The Black Doula Training, Writer for Healthy Mom & Baby Magazine Powered by the Nurses of AWHONN, & Board Advisor for Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
She specializes in IVF/IUI and Infertility Conditions, Gyn Wellness, Home Births, Hospital Births, Unmedicated Births, Births with epidurals, VBAC's and High Risk Pregnancies.
Individuals and couples working with Nikita benefit from her multi-skilled background and experience. She has been attending births since 2014 and has attended over 350+ births.
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CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
My skill set is unique and vigorous. I do not sell you a dream or an experience. I incorporate my OBGYN medical background into doula support to ensure families understand the holistic and medical options related to fertility, birth and beyond. My goal is to ensure birthing people are informed, educated, and feel confident to advocate for themselves throughout pre-conception, prenatal care, labor/birth, and postpartum period.
Meet The Team
Diedre Grace-Burrell
Office Manager
Diedre has been the Office Manager here at DMV Birth Doulas since 2021. She has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She coordinates with the CEO, patients & other assistant team members with scheduling, education classes and patient acquisition process.
Latia Dandridge
Assistant Director
Latia is a 3rd Year Midwifery Apprentice at Del Ray Midwifery in Alexandria, Virginia. She is a trained Birth & Postpartum Doula with Doula Trainings International. She specialize in supporting Postpartum Families as they transition into Parenthood. She has special privileges to support births at INOVA FairFax Hospital.
Shanice Henry
Lead Doula Assistant
Shanice is the Lead Doula Assistant for Nikita, CEO. She is a Certified Registered OBGYN Medical Assistant and Certified Birth Doula through The Black Doula Training. Her goal is to become a midwife and support her community. She has special privileges to support births at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.
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Cierra Hall
Director of Education
Cierra is a Registered Nurse specializing in OBGYN. She was a former OB Surgical Technologist before transitioning her roles. She is the Director of Patient Education and is rep
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