Childbirth Educator, Health & Wellness Advocate
Nubia is a Community Birth Worker, and Founder/President of Birth from The Earth Inc., a non-profit organization steeped in education and empowerment, providing a variety of health and wellness services. In 2021 she opened Earth Groundz, a brick-and-mortar location in the heart of Downtown Yonkers, dedicated to centering Black Healing.
Nubia holds a Masters Degree in Midwifery and a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology. She is currently completing Mercy In Actions Post-Graduate program in International Midwifery and Maternal & Infant Health, and is enrolled in Jennie Joseph's Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery, pursuing the CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) credential. She is a childbirth educator, providing birth and postpartum support and lactation consulting. Nubia Martin sits on the Board of the Chocolate Milk Cafe National, The Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood, and the Hudson Valley Birth Network.
Nubia is dedicated to improving birth outcomes for women of color and toppling maternal mortality and morbidity rate disparities. The legacy and lineage of the Grand Midwives runs deep through Nubia Martin. She sees Midwifery, not as a profession, but as a way of life and a rite of passage.