As a midwife, Kimberly Onile focuses on creating empowered birth experiences for
families of all kinds.
Provo, UT
| Tuesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 10am - 5pm |
| Friday | 10am - 3pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 2pm |
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The baobab tree is an ancient tree found in Africa and Australia. The oldest living baobab is over 3,000 years old. They store water in their trunk and a variety of living beings seek out the baobab tree for nourishment and refuge during hard times. We are in hard times. Black women are much more likely to suffer from abuse and neglect from the medical establishment while pregnant, during birth, and up to a year postpartum. Our babies receive this mistreatment second hand which not only impacts their physical development, but also imprints this struggle on their genetic code.
The Baobab Tree is determined to break this trauma cycle by providing a safe place for Black women to experience their Year of Creation filled with Sisterhood building activities, knowledge sharing, magical birthing, and smooth transitions back into a fulfilling life. We focus on harnessing the creative energy present in the wombs of our mothers during this Year of Creation in order to manifest the birth and life experiences they want for themselves. We come together to exchange knowledge with each other, building the spirit of a communal Griot, an energetic library of wisdom passed down to us through our lives, acquired through study, and now shared among each other.
We plan for, and facilitate, the birth and postpartum experience desired by our families. For some, this includes birth in a hospital setting, but for a growing number of Black families this includes home birth. The Baobab Tree is excited and honored to be able to provide this option to the Black community in Kansas City! Thanks to the inspiration and hard work of Brittany “Tru” Kellman, Missouri’s first Black Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) in Ferguson, MO, The Baobab Tree was able to implement her midwifery training model designed to produce certified Black midwives where none exist. Using Tru’s model, I have reached the tail end of my midwifery apprenticeship, under the supervision of a local CPM, and have been able to serve 17 Black families in various capacities from doula, to student midwife, to lactation peer counselor, to placenta encapsulation specialist.
The Baobab Tree facilitated 3 home births and 8 hospital births before the end of 2019. We opened 2020 with 6 pregnant women in our care, 5 of whom are planning a home birth. Our goal is for the mother to remain low risk the entire pregnancy, reach full term (37 weeks) before delivery, feel empowered to birth her way, and give birth to a baby of healthy weight, who nurses successfully for at least one year. Throughout 2019, we only experienced 1 preterm birth, and 8 out of 11 babies are still nursing.
