Encouraged to support women after the birth of her own daughters, Catrice Harris has been helping families with labor & birth, childbirth education, postpartum, and lactation support since 1992. Her initial Lactation training was through the University of Texas Health Science Center and City of Houston WIC Programs. She continued to embrace caring for women and children by becoming certified as a birth and postpartum doula.

After observing many challenges faced by women who did not feel enabled to advocate for themselves during childbirth, it seemed that the only next step was to pursue midwifery. Taking the leap away from Corporate America in 2012, she embraced birth work full time. Growing into a midwife has been a journey that constantly presents new opportunities for growth in many beautiful ways.

Currently, with a solo home birth practice, and as a staff midwife at a local Houston area birth center, Catrice also trains and mentors doulas with a focus on serving under-served areas of Houston, TX. She currently serves as the Treasurer on the board of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM), always seeking ways to extoll the virtues of midwifery and help society see the value CPMs bring to our communities. Having supported hundreds of families on their birth journeys, she is truly grateful that this work found her.

Catrice Harris, CPM, Birth and Postpartum Doula