Eneyda Spradlin-Ramos

Eneyda Spradlin-Ramos, BA in Human Resources, Licensed Massage Therapist, was born in Managua, Nicaragua. She became interested in birth when she was nine, after observing a midwife resolve a prolonged second stage by simply having the mother blow into a bottle three times. Eneyda has been involved in childbirth, breastfeeding and homeschooling for the last 21 years and has attended homebirths for the last 13 years.

She currently co-directs The Rites of Passage Midwife Training (RPMT) program, which is a two-year program provided by the International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC), in Portland, Oregon. RPMT is an African-centered health promotion and midwife training non-profit organization formed in August of 1991.