Meet The Midwife - Nikita Wise

Guided by faith, rooted in ancestral wisdom, and deeply committed to the sacred calling of birth.

Nikita Wise is a Traditional Midwife Apprentice serving families throughout the Baltimore–Washington region with a deep commitment to culturally centered, respectful, and holistic maternity care. Widely recognized for her dedication to Black and minority families, Nikita has spent over a decade supporting women through fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with compassion, clinical rigor, spiritual guidance, and ancestral reverence.

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Born and raised in Baltimore City, Nikita later relocated to suburban Maryland at age 19, where her personal journey into motherhood profoundly shaped her professional calling. Becoming a mother at 16 with the steadfast support of her married parents, she developed an early passion for maternal health and a determination to serve women during some of life's most transformative moments. This experience inspired her pursuit of a career in labor and delivery and ultimately midwifery.

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In 2013, Nikita began her formal clinical training by earning her Nursing Assistant Certification at the Gandhi School in Pikesville, Maryland. She then advanced her medical training at Brown's Career Institute, where she became both a Patient Care Technician and Certified Phlebotomist. That same year, she entered the field of obstetrics as an OB Surgical Technician at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., completing the hospital's in-house Surgical Technology Program and receiving extensive on-the-job training in high-acuity maternity care.

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Over the next five years, Nikita worked across multiple labor and delivery units throughout the DMV, including Sibley Memorial Hospital, The George Washington University Hospital, St. Agnes Hospital, Providence Hospital, StoneSprings Hospital Center, Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. During this time, she gained firsthand experience in operative births, maternal emergencies, and interdisciplinary obstetric care—knowledge that continues to inform her midwifery practice today.

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In 2019, recognizing the limitations of hospital-based care for families seeking autonomy and holistic support, Nikita transitioned from surgical technology to birthwork as a doula and student midwife. That same year, she founded DMV Birth Doulas, a full-spectrum doula practice dedicated to empowering families through personalized, evidence-informed, and culturally affirming support.

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In 2020, Nikita launched The Black Doula Training, an accessible educational program designed to increase diversity within the birthwork profession and prepare aspiring doulas for professional practice. Many graduates of the program have gone on to serve families in community settings and within professional birth support organizations throughout the country.

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In December 2024, Nikita successfully fulfilled the hands-on training and skills checklist requirements within the PEP process as an Apprentice Midwife, including observing 10 births as a doula, assisting in 20 births under licensed midwives, and attending 30 births as a primary student under direct supervision. Throughout her training, she worked under the mentorship and clinical supervision of respected midwives across the Mid-Atlantic region, including:

• Bayla Berkowitz
• Monika Karaosman
• Maureen McIver
• Ryann Bernard

These mentors evaluated her clinical skills, birth outcomes, and professional competencies, affirming her readiness to practice midwifery in community and out-of-hospital settings.

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In addition to her clinical training, Nikita is an Ordained Minister and holds a Doctorate Degree in Divinity. Her faith-centered approach allows her to provide compassionate spiritual support alongside evidence-based maternity care for families who desire a more holistic birth experience. She believes that pregnancy, birth, and parenthood are sacred transitions deserving of both skilled clinical care and meaningful emotional and spiritual support.

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Nikita is also a Trained Perinatal Mental Health Provider through Postpartum Support International (PSI), equipping her to recognize, support, and advocate for families experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, fertility challenges, and other emotional health concerns that may arise throughout the reproductive journey.

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Today, Nikita is the Founder and Lead Midwife Apprentice of The House of Gloria Fertility & Birth, a boutique fertility and midwifery practice serving families throughout Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Her work blends traditional midwifery principles, evidence-based clinical care, spiritual wellness, and culturally grounded support to provide a comprehensive approach to fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care.

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She is particularly known for her commitment to informed consent, physiologic birth, maternal mental health, reproductive justice, and culturally responsive care that honors both modern best practices and ancestral birth traditions. Through her clinical practice, educational programs, ministry, and community advocacy, Nikita continues to champion maternal health equity while expanding access to respectful, individualized, and holistic care for families across the Mid-Atlantic region.