Meet the person behind Positive Perinatal NYC!

Positive Perinatal NYC aims to offer sliding - scale childbirth education services to birthing people across New York City. I hope to combine my love for birth with my passion for social justice to help combat the health disparities amongst birthing people.

Tyla (she/her), Founder

Tyla is a 25 year old New York City native. She is an alumna of the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, which she graduated from in May 2018 with her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. Her focus is on helping expecting parents have a positive and powerful experience during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. She is passionate about educating families in order to allow them to make informed decisions and be active participants in their care. As a queer black woman, her focus is working with low-income, black and brown and/or LGBTQ individuals to increase their access to birth services. She is currently a Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse and recently graduated from SUNY Downstate, where she received her Master’s in Nurse-Midwifery. She hopes to one day get her PhD, focusing on issues of LGBTQ inclusion in birthwork and health practices.

Trainings & Conferences

Childbirth Educator Training, Birthing Advocacy Doula Training, September 2021

Queer & Trans Reproductive Support Continuing Education, Birthing Advocacy Doula Training, August 2021

Supporting LGBTQ+ Families in Birth & Postpartum, Woven Bodies, March 2019

Stakeholder Action Forum: Implementing the New York City Standards for Respectful Care at Birth, December 2018

Doula Training, Expecting(nyc), December 2018

Bachelors of Science, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, May 2018

Masters of Nurse Midwifery, SUNY Downstate, May 2023