Her Story
I am honored to be
here.
First-generation Certified Professional Midwife. Bachelor of Science in Midwifery from Midwives College of Utah. NARM-certified 2024. Trained in clinical care, rooted in ancestral wisdom.
"Birth is not just a medical event — it's a sacred rite of passage."
A journey guided by ancestral wisdom and heartfelt purpose.
Meet Abiana
Abiana Patton-Toure, CPM
Washington, DC · Maryland · Northern Virginia
During my first year in midwifery school, I discovered that my grandmother was an herbalist and midwife in her village in Koalack, Senegal. This revelation affirmed something I had already begun to feel — that midwifery is truly a calling. Not a career I chose, but a path that chose me through generations I never met.
My road here was not straight. I studied nursing at Temple University and developed a deep interest in women's health before realizing the traditional hospital path wasn't where I was meant to be. I studied herbal medicine in DC and then in Costa Rica, where I completed an apprenticeship at Wild Ginger Herbal Center and later took a doula course that changed everything. When I returned to Washington and began attending births at Momease, I knew I had found my work.
In 2019, I enrolled at Midwives College of Utah to pursue my Bachelor of Science in Midwifery. I trained with preceptors across Virginia and Pennsylvania, each one offering a different window into what birth care can look like. In 2024, I passed the NARM exam — and became a Certified Professional Midwife, licensed to attend home births in DC and Maryland.
I am honored to be here. I am honored that families trust me with the most sacred threshold of their lives.
The path here
A journey, not a straight line.
- Roots
Origins
An ancestral calling
During my first year in midwifery school, I discovered that my grandmother was an herbalist and midwife in her village in Koalack, Senegal. This revelation affirmed something I had already begun to feel — that midwifery is truly a calling.
- Uni
Temple University
Nursing & women's health
I studied nursing at Temple University and developed a deep interest in women's health before realizing the traditional hospital path wasn't where I was meant to be.
- Herbs
Sky House Yoga · Wild Ginger Herbal Center
Herbal medicine
I studied at Sky House Yoga, became a community herbalist, then completed an herbal apprenticeship at Wild Ginger Herbal Center in Costa Rica.
- Doula
Costa Rica
The course that changed everything
I took a doula course that changed everything.
- Momease
Washington, DC
First births attended
When I returned to Washington and began attending births at Momease, I knew I had found my work.
- BSM
2019 — Midwives College of Utah
Bachelor of Science in Midwifery
I trained with preceptors across Virginia and Pennsylvania, each one offering a different window into what birth care can look like.
- NARM
2024
Certified Professional Midwife
I passed the NARM exam and became licensed to attend home births in DC and Maryland. I am honored to be here. I am honored that families trust me with the most sacred threshold of their lives.
Rooted in tradition, illuminated by purpose.
Her Values
Four words I practice by.
Empowerment
You are the author of your birth. My role is to inform, not direct.
Holism
Body, mind, spirit, and family — every layer matters.
Autonomy
Your body, your choices. Informed consent is not lip service.
Renewal
Birth is a sacred rite of passage. We honor it.