ʔəy̓ kʷənəs ʔi k̓ʷəcnamə - My name is Keisha and I am a member of the Katzie First Nation, I also have white european ancestry mostly from Lancashire, England.

I grew up in the city of Vancouver on Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-waututh Territories where I now practice as a registered midwife.

I am an Indigenous registered midwife, consultant and community health researcher and educator.

I attended my first birth in East Van in 2011 at the age of 19 years old and have been a birthworker ever since.

In 2016, I took the Indigenous birthworker training with the Native Youth Sexual Health Network at the Toronto Birth Centre. I then received a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery from the School of Medicine at the University of British Columbia in 2021 and began my practice as a midwife.

I currently also serve as a Co-Chair with the Indigenous Midwives Council of BC at the Midwives Association of BC.

My hope is to uplift the health of my relatives through my role as a midwife and aunty, supporting your autonomy, joy and offering meaningful care during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.  Outside of my work, I love to garden, surf, ride my bike and explore life with my family.

netəł (pronounced: net-ulth) is a word from our hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language which I understand to mean early morning when the sun is just coming over the mountains. It is the name I have chosen for my work as to me it represents that hope of new beginnings, warmth, a new day, transformation. It is also the time of day when many babies arrive. Welcome to netəł birthwork.

hay ce:p q̓ə!