Nicole Deggins is one of the country’s leading birth advocacy experts. As founder and CEO of Sista Midwife Productions, she is a sought after trainer, public speaker, and community educator working to eliminate perinatal disparities and bring transparency to prenatal education and the medical obstetrical system. With Sista Midwife Productions, during her clinical career, Nicole has practiced as a midwife in Washington DC, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and has worked as a labor and delivery, postpartum and well baby/newborn nurse in numerous public and private settings throughout the country.

Nicole received her BS in Nursing from Georgetown University, and completed a dual degree program at Emory University where she fulfilled the requirements for the MS in Nursing with a concentration in midwifery, and an MPH with a concentration in Health Policy and Management.