Empower Black Midwives

Nichole’s professional career in midwifery has spanned nearly two decades and includes health education consultancy, full-scope midwifery services in private, public and military facilities, and clinical faculty advisory.
Nichole earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina, completing her studies in 2005 and received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Old Dominion University in 2022. She is currently working on her Psychiatric Mental Health nurse practitioner certification. Her desire to listen to women was the motivation that led her to midwifery, a specialty she has practiced since 2005. Seeing herself as a partner in her patients’ health care, Nichole is passionate about working with women, individuals, and families to ensure safe and informed care. Her areas of expertise include sexually transmitted disease education/prevention and teen pregnancy, with a special interest in transgender care and perinatal mood disorders. Her passion for her community inspired her to open a home birth practice, Jamii Birth and Wellness Services, to be able to serve her community and work towards creating spaces for clients that want out of hospital birth.
Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Nichole loves coastal living. She is the mother of two daughters and has one fur baby as well. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, knitting and exploring different cultures.

Sheila Simms Watson is a Licensed Midwife(LM), Certified Professional Midwife(CPM) and holds a Master Degree in Public Health(MPH).  She has thirty years as a midwife with experience in Midwifery, Maternal and Infant Health.

She currently maintains a diverse, independent midwifery practice – “Spirit of Life Midwifery” providing care to women and families in Miami, Florida.  She also is a preceptor providing a clinical site for the training of future midwives.