Meet The Executive Director

Lakisa Muhammad is a fierce activist, storyteller, educator, and cultural preservationist. She is the founder and owner of A Mother’s Worth Birth Services. She is also the executive director of the Phoenix Birth Foundation.

She identifies as the quintessential Black, Southern auntie with lots of love and a bit of bougie for taste. When she’s not helping parents welcome babies into the world, she may be found crafting, gardening, and mothering her 3 children.

Utilizing the softness of the divine feminine and the drive of a heart of service, she creates self-awareness that will remove barriers and erect stepping stones to success for herself, her family, and her community. Be it owning your personal best in life, creating the birth experience you desire, or manifesting your birthwork journey, Lakisa is a star maker.

  • The Phoenix Birth Foundation works to uplift the personal and professional development of community based Birthworkers of Color.

    The Phoenix Birth Foundation actively drives forward the tenants of birth justice for Arizona families of color. The act of giving birth should be safe, in every sense of the word, for all parents.

    The Phoenix Birth Foundation values the cultivation of long standing, mutually beneficial relationships with community partners and collaborators for the sustainability of our work. Working with others also brings forth joy.

  • The Phoenix Birth Foundation capitalizes and employs the collective knowledge and wisdom of the community to champion improvements in maternal fetal health of Arizona families.

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