Brianna Trammell is a childbirth doula and photographer based in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Redeeming Birth
04-30-2026
As a doula and photographer, I want Black and brown mothers to be seen and heard.
Ceara King welcomes her second child, born on July 4, 2022, in Grand Rapids, Mich. / Photo by Brianna Trammell
I HAD A BEAUTIFUL birth experience. [But] there was this undertone of microaggression from the staff, one of which, when my husband came into the room, asked if he was my “baby daddy.” I also had a gap in my care. I lost so much blood that I passed out from hypovolemic shock.